Antibiotic Overuse

Don't get me wrong. Antibiotics are great. But our use of antibiotics -- often overuse, misuse or unnecessary use -- has contributed to antibiotic resistance. It is a global public health emergency - Ranit Mishori MD

Antibiotic Overuse
Antibiotic Overuse

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Antibiotic Resistance: A Crisis of Our Own Making

When Alexander Fleming accepted the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of penicillin and its medical uses, he warned the world about the long-term danger related to the improper use of antibiotics. “The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops,” he said. “Then there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose himself and by exposing his microbes to non-lethal quantities of the drug make them resistant.”

Were Fleming alive today, he would be dismayed at how little his general warning was heeded and distressed…

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 Antibiotic Resistance: A Crisis of Our Own Making

Antibiotics have saved untold millions of lives. But through our overuse we are reducing the number of people who can be saved by this little medical miracle.

Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics

The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics is an alliance of health, medical, civil society and animal welfare groups campaigning to stop the overuse of antibiotics in animal farming. It was founded by Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association and Sustain in 2009. Our vision is a world in which human and animal health and well-being are protected by food and farming systems that do not rely on routine antibiotic use.

Antibiotic Wise

Antibiotic Wise is an initiative of the BC Centre for Disease Control, providing the public relevant and specific information about antibiotic stewardship and resistance. Antibiotic Wise aims to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in British Columbia, and prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition

We aspire to change behaviors across the globe that will maintain the effectiveness of antibiotics for future generations by increasing awareness of antimicrobial resistance via education, training, and partnerships.

Chain Reaction III

Chain Reaction III is the third annual report and scorecard that grades America’s top restaurant chains on their policies and practices regarding antibiotics use and transparency in their meat and poultry supply chains.

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is an annual one-week observance to raise awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use.

Choosing Wisely

Almost everyone has used antibiotics at some point, and as part of their work through the Choosing Wisely® campaign, Consumer Reports is now bringing attention to the overuse of antibiotics, including when they work – and when they don’t.

Natural Resources Defense Council

While overuse of antibiotics by humans is an important part of this problem, we can't keep antibiotics working without changing the way we raise meat. It's time for the meat industry to clean up its act and commit to only using antibiotics to treat sick animals.

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