The departments of health of Torrevieja and Vinalopó recommend the prudent use of antibiotics.

– antibiotics used to fight bacterial infections, but it should be recalled that they are not useful to fight infections caused by viruses such as the common cold or influenza

Spain, November of 2011- the departments of health of Torrevieja and Vinalopó (Elche)It has been commemorated on Friday the European day of medicine with the aim to educate the population on the prudent use of antibiotics. It’s a date in response to an alarming situation that exists at the global level. According to practitioners, it is important to raise awareness of the sound of these medications use because there are fewer more microorganisms that do not impact and marketed fewer new antibiotics.

The figure of the pharmaceutical area is in charge of promoting recommendations and helpful reminders to citizens to improve the use of antibiotics, during this time that usually appear common colds during winter.

Antibiotics are medicines that can destroy bacteria or prevent their growth, i.e., causing his death. They used to fight bacterial infections, but it should be recalled that they are not useful to fight infections caused by viruses. The common cold and influenza caudadas virus infections, so antibiotics are not effective in these diseases.

The health professionals insist to take into account two basic aspects that influence our medication. These are the concepts of utilization ” and resistance ”.

The first of these has to do with our visit to consult with a disease. Your doctor will diagnose if the infection is caused by viruses or bacteria and be by bacteria will select the appropriate antibiotic to treat each particular bacterium. Moreover, the indication of the doses that we must take every day and the duration of treatment is important.

We must be aware that using incorrect antibiotics to shorten the duration of treatment, to reduce the dose or to alter the frequency of the decision, is not reached in our body enough medicine and bacteria will survive, becoming resistant, inactivates the effect of the drug.

The fact that bacteria develop resistance not only represents a risk to the health of the person who has taken antibiotics improperly, but also for anyone that can later be infected by resistant bacteria.

In general, resistance to antibiotics is considered as a social problem of public health, the population is not aware of the extent of this problem which adds, moreover, that in recent years been marketed a very small number of new antibiotics.

These messages are also targeted to healthcare professionals who must make an effort to avoid the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics, so as to ensure that they remain effective.

In this sense, both departments recommended always follow the recommendations of your doctor on how to use antibiotics in a responsible way and, thus, can continue to be effective in the future ”.

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