Antibiotic resistance — 10 years later

摘要

IN JUNE 2003 the Department of Health for England announced a ￡12m funding programme, the Hospital Pharmacy Initiative (HPI), over a three-year period for promoting prudent use of antibiotics through enhanced clinical pharmacy activity in hospitals.1 This had aims to: 1. Facilitate the development of clinical pharmacy services and provide a focus on antibiotic management 2. Focus on key areas such as antibiotic use in surgical prophylaxis, antibiotic use in children and infection control 3. Ensure hospital antibiotic policies are in line with current best practice and are evidence-based