PHARMACISTS have a critical role in antimicrobial stewardship and helping avoid the current forecast of 10 million deaths per year as a result of antimicrobial resistance, according to Wales' Bangor University research fellow Martin Duerden.
He was addressing the Global Respiratory Infection Partnership symposium titled "Self-care: Optimising pharmacy" at the International Pharmaceutical Federation's 2018 Congress.
As clinical adviser on prescribing and evidence-based medicine for the Royal College of GPs, Duerden discussed patient input and the language of pharmacist guidance, and how patients can be inspired to avoid antibiotic prescriptions.
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