Antibiotic Overuse and Resistance: An Awareness Study

First year and final year B. Pharm students were the study participants. [...]special sessions on antibiotics use and resistance should be conducted in pharma colleges for lowering resistance risk. [...]ignorance was also highlighted in the Eurobarometer surveys, where a huge number of Europeans wer...

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Published in:Research journal of pharmacy and technology 2019-06, Vol.12 (6), p.2794-2798
Main Authors: Desai, Shivani M., Undale, Vaishali R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Attitudes
Bacteria
Candidates
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Drug resistance
Infections
Infectious diseases
Knowledge
Microorganisms
Mutation
Population
Questionnaires
Students
Studies
Viral infections
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Summary:First year and final year B. Pharm students were the study participants. [...]special sessions on antibiotics use and resistance should be conducted in pharma colleges for lowering resistance risk. [...]ignorance was also highlighted in the Eurobarometer surveys, where a huge number of Europeans were uninformed about the ineffectiveness of antibiotics against cold and flu7,8. [...]proper information to the general population is much desirable to advance the antibiotic knowledge and the risks associated due to its misuse. [...]continuous training programs should be conducted to target specific areas of misuse and misconception of antibiotics.
ISSN:0974-3618
0974-360X
0974-306X
DOI:10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00470.0