Management of Recurrent Cystitis in Women: Role of the Non-Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Summary of Presentations given at OM Pharma Lunch Symposium at the XX FIGO World Congress in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rome, 9th October 2012

Fifty years ago there were few, if any, effective antibiotics and there is a growing fear that we are returning to the same situation. The paradox is that the miracle drugs (antibiotics) have destroyed the miracle (successful treatment of infection). This situation has occurred because over the last 50 years, antibiotics have been overused or misused, and the considerable incidence of illegal over-the-counter sales in the European Union have contributed to this inappropriate use of antibiotics.(1) Thus, bacterial resistance has grown, generating circumstances where almost all antibiotics in the future may be ineffective against today’s super bugs.