The Pharmacists Role in Antimicrobial Resistance

The Pharmacists Role in Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to the wellbeing of society. The issue comes at a time when there is a limited number of new antibacterial agents being developed, the use of antibiotics in livestock is being questioned and greater awareness is placed on the value of immunization in mitigating the spread of infectious disease. Fédération Internationale de Pharmacie (FIP) recently stated that pharmacists have a key role to play in implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan to tackle AMR. Pharmacists in general are playing an increasingly important role in triage. In the case of AMR this is particularly important to help restrict the use of antibacterial medications to situations in which there is a valid need and to ensure that patients use their antibacterial medications appropriately.