SFDA Chief Executive HE Dr. Mohammed bin AbdulrahmanAl Meshaal, Inaugurated "antibiotics is not a solution" campaign, through SFDA Account on social networking.

The campaign aims to educate patients and the community of the consequences of the misuse of antibiotics, and the importance of a physician and pharmacist instructions, as well as to educate health care providers (pharmacists - Doctors) and the importance of explaining to patients the optimal use of antibiotics and not spending it without the need, in order to maintain its effectiveness, as the campaign highlights the declining effectiveness of antibiotics as a result of the emergence of microbial strains resistant to antibiotics because of misuse.

The campaign is also working through it awareness to reduce the doctor’s description antibiotics unnecessarily, as well as the purchase of (taking) antibiotics without a prescription, with encouragement to eat full doses of antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. 

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