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Fawziah Marra, PharmD
We thank Dr Cimolai for his letter. The thrust of our short report was to provide positive feedback to BC physicians who have unequivocally achieved a 15% reduction in antibiotic prescribing over 10 years. That report... Read More
It is rare to find a health intervention that both improves a standard of practice and reduces costs, but this seems to be the case for the Do Bugs Need Drugs? program in BC. The World Health Organization and the... Read More
Using wireless mobile communication technology to aid health services delivery (m-health) is a rapidly emerging concept around the world. Last year, the number of cell phone subscriptions surpassed 5 billion... Read More
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents has become a major public health threat.[1] Few novel antibiotics have been developed as therapeutic alternatives in the last decade. Because the rate of antibiotic use is a... Read More
Despite the decreasing use of antibiotics within Canada, the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, is increasing and has become a significant threat to public health.... Read More
The use of appropriate equipment and proper adherence to vaccine storage, inventory management, handling, and transport practices are vital to ensuring optimal potency of vaccines. In June 2004, following concerns... Read More
The British Columbia Ministry of Health’s Pharmacare Division recently committed to 3 years of funding for implementing a community education program promoting the wise use of antibiotics. This funding provides British... Read More
Our ability to cure bacterial disease with antibiotics is central not only to the resolution of individual infections but also to the outcome of most surgery and cancer treatment. For over two decades, antibiotic-... Read More
Recent trends in resistance British Columbia continues to see dramatic changes in the prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms. Trends of relevance include: • One in four Staphylococcus aureus isolates are... Read More