Stop antibiotic overuse
A new research report in Bahrain has raised alarming concerns regarding the consumption of antibiotics, especially by children.
The report, part of a global study that tracked the consumption of antibiotics in 310 hospitals around the world, found that the usage of antibiotics in Bahrain among children are alarmingly high here.
The award-winning report, by Dr Jameela Al-Salman, Consultant of Infectious Diseases, and Chairperson of the Antibiotics Committee of the Supreme Council of Health, found that 25 to 30 per cent usage of the life-saving drugs here in the Kingdom are incorrect leading to antibiotics resistance.
“It is called misusing either because the type of antibiotics is not suitable or the quantity to be taken is incorrect, or the duration and the method is incorrect,” said Dr Jameela Al-Salman. The data was based on a sample collected from 372 patients.
“Misusing antibiotics leads patient to have antimicrobial antagonists, increasing the chance of resistance to treatment and difficulty to treat the patients,” the report warns.
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