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With winter upon us, it is timely to reflect on antibiotic prescribing practices for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and associated... View Article
Encouraging progress has been made by prescribers in New Zealand in reducing the use of topical antibiotics such as fusidic acid;... View Article
For the majority of people with upper respiratory tract infections symptomatic treatment will offer better outcomes than antibiotics,... View Article
In general, the recommended durations of antibiotic treatment regimens are decreasing as evidence for the safety and efficacy... View Article
This week (13th – 19th November) marks world antibiotic awareness week. View Article
The following information is a consensus guide. It is intended to aid selection of an appropriate antibiotic for typical patients... View Article
The 2017 edition of the bpacnz antibiotics guide; "Antibiotics: choices for common infections", is now available online. There... View Article
Clinical indications for the use of topical antibiotics are continuing to narrow, driven by increasing resistance rates in New... View Article
In the community, many patients have skin and soft tissue infections that are relatively minor, e.g. scrapes and scratches or... View Article
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom (UK) have updated their guidance to allow... View Article
Amoxicillin clavulanate is a broad spectrum antibiotic which is used frequently in New Zealand general practice. Although the... View Article
The Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases (ASID) annual scientific meeting | Discontinuation of topical erythromycin View Article
Appropriate prescribing of antibiotics for patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI) is a key component of improving antimicrobial... View Article
Delayed antibiotic prescribing, also known as a “back pocket prescription”, is a strategy of providing a patient with a prescription... View Article
Sales of probiotic products in the community generate billions of dollars worldwide, yet many of the health claims made by the... View Article
Traditionally, clinicians and health authorities advocate that patients should complete their full course of antibiotics as prescribed,... View Article
Increasing rates of resistance to topical antibiotics continues to change the use of these medicines in primary care. Topical... View Article
Contributed by: Associate Professor Mark Thomas, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. View Article
In 2014 we published over 60 medical education articles in Best Practice Journal, spanning more than 450 pages. Context is crucial... View Article
Topical antibiotics in general have been excessively used in New Zealand in recent years. The increasing prevalence of resistance... View Article
Associate Professor Mark Thomas from the University of Auckland, in conjunction with Dr Alesha Smith and Professor Murray Tilyard... View Article
Growing use of azithromycin in New Zealand means that we are in danger of increasing bacterial resistance to macrolide antibiotics,... View Article
This month marks the launch of our 2013 revised edition of “Antibiotic choices for common infections”. The guidance supports the... View Article
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to health that we have faced in recent history. As the rate of resistance... View Article
Amoxicillin clavulanate is an important and effective medicine but its use must be reserved for specific indications in order... View Article
In this final article in the series on antimicrobial resistance, we look at the way foward. Lessons learned from international... View Article
This article reviews the data currently available, which enables interventions to be targeted towards issues which are local and... View Article
Ideally antibiotics should be reserved for the treatment of known bacterial infection but it is well recognised that they are... View Article
The threat of multiple drug resistant organisms in New Zealand. The first article in a series on antimicrobial resistance. View Article
The June edition of Best Practice Journal (BPJ 68) was themed as an “Antibiotic Issue”. It is increasingly important that we focus... View Article