Health Groups Issue Joint Statement to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship
In an effort to ensure antibiotics are used appropriately in outpatient settings, 12 health care organizations, including the American Medical Association, have partnered with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Pew Charitable Trusts to issue a joint statement on antibiotic stewardship.
In an effort to ensure antibiotics are used appropriately in outpatient settings, 12 health care organizations, including the American Medical Association, have partnered with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Pew Charitable Trusts to issue a joint statement on antibiotic stewardship. The effort aligns with a White House goal — established in 2015 — to cut inappropriate antibiotic use in the U.S. in half by 2020. Over the past year, The Pew Charitable Trusts and CDC have identified condition-specific targets for reducing unnecessary prescriptions. According to the statement, at least 30% of outpatient antibiotic use is unnecessary. To meet the White House goal, the groups suggest that antibiotic prescribing would need to fall 15%.
The “Joint Statement on Importance of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship from 12 National Health Organizations” is available at CDC.gov.
From Decisions in Dentistry. November 2016;2(11):10.
