Antibiotic Stewardship

Some studies suggest antibiotic disruption to the gut microbiome can last upwards of two years and can contribute to gastrointestinal problems.

Sore throats are the most common upper respiratory infections for which antibiotics are prescribed, when they’re not needed.

A new chart offers advice around alternative antibiotics pharmacists can use to treat common children's ailments amid supply issues for amoxicillin suspension products.

With the many students coming into his clinic for immunizations, Dr. Robert Dickson encounters an interesting TB skin test result.

Peptic ulcers commonly caused by H. Pylori infection.

The federal agency says however that there are eight other drug producers offering medication with amoxicillin that are not currently reporting any issues with supply.

The U.N. health agency said more than 10 million people worldwide were sickened by tuberculosis in 2021, a 4.5% rise from the year before.

Just over 60% of seniors living in long-term care were prescribed antidepressants in 2017, data analyzed by the institute indicates. That rose to 62% of residents by 2019 and 65% in 2021.