Antibiotics are medications that either kill bacteria or prevent them from spreading. They work only against bacteria‚ not the viruses that cause the majority of sore throats‚ colds‚ sinus infections‚ and bronchitis. Most of the infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics transformed medicine. There are two segments of antibiotics‚ early history and modern history. Antibiotics can be defined as a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of
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behalf of and administer to the service user. The current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication are; * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 * The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Service (Regulations) 1995 * The Social Work Act 1968 as amended by The Regulation of Care Act 2001 * The Children Act 1989
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pharmacist and dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. They can only dispense on the receipt of a signed prescription form an authorised person.eg doctor‚ nurse practitioner. The Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) This prevents the misuse of Controlled drugs. The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs(safe Custody) regulations 2007) specifies about handling‚ record keeping and storage of Controlled Drugs. The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations (2006) specifies how Controlled
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some medicine.”‚ replies a mother. All too often that medicine she is talking about will be antibiotics‚ and the reason the child is feeling bad is because they have a cold or the flu‚ which is a viral infection not a bacterial infection. Antibiotics are made to treat bacterial infections such as strep throat‚ pneumonia‚ whooping cough‚ and acne. The misuse and over use of antibiotics is causing antibiotic-resistant infections or “super bugs” to surface. In 1967‚ penicillin-resistant pneumonia
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under the roof of a warehouse. To combat diseases‚ factory farms use antibiotics to cure anything and everything that infects the animals before they are processed. This problem should be cared about as almost everybody eats meat that was processed in a farm and by understanding the situation one can make better decisions when it comes to
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It is thought that half the time antibiotics are taken they aren’t needed. Doctors need to be more selective when prescribing these drugs and better educate patients on the ramifications of misuse. People take antibiotics for granted‚ mindlessly consuming them perceiving it as a rapid and convenient cure to avoid feeling mildly sick. Behaviour like this is unethical and those who exploit antibiotics are at fault for millions of lives that will be lost in the future
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for drug safety. The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 This act creates three classes of controlled substances A‚ B‚ and C‚ and ranges of penalties for illegal or unlicensed possession and possession with the intent to supply are graded differently within each class. The lists of substances within each class can be amended by order so the Home Secretary can list new drugs and upgrade or downgrade or de-list previously controlled drugs with less of the bureaucracy and delay The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody)
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dangerous when misused. ANTIBIOTICS [pic] What are Antibiotics? a chemical substance ‚ produced by a microorganism (bacterium or fungus) which will inhibit the growth or replication of other microorganisms. • Effective antibiotics show selective toxicity – killing or disabling pathogens without harming host cells. • Wide range to treat fungal and bacterial infections. • Antibiotics are not effective against viruses. MECHANISMS OF ANTIBIOTIC ACTION • interfere
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Superman has weaknesses his bacteria have weaknesses that are susceptible to the powers of antibiotics. An antibiotic is a drug prescribed to battle against infections and bacterias that are usually caused by microorganisms. Most microorganisms are becoming resistant to antibiotics since antibiotics can either stop or kill the growth of most bacterias. If the bacteria becomes immune to an antibiotic; the antibiotic cannot effectively fight it. One
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diction to support their claim. The Board suggests that overuse of antibiotics by doctors and farmers along with insufficient research to create new antibiotics and vaccines has contributed to the amount of deaths from antibiotic resistant diseases. The Board’s audience consists of those who are concerned about antibiotic resistant disease or about health in general. The board uses a serious tone to cause people to realize that antibiotic resistant diseases are an
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