The Ministry of Health and Population issued an important advice to citizens not to eat Antibiotics In the treatment of colds and influenza, because its cause is viral, and it is not affected by antibiotics, as antibiotics are used to eliminate bacteria or stop their growth.
The Ministry of Health and Population said that the excessive use of antibiotics increases the chances of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which requires consulting a doctor first before taking any medication..
The Ministry of Health added that the increased risk of death and the prolongation of the disease represent health complications that occur due to the excessive use of antibiotics, which results in a change in bacteria until they become resistant to antibiotics..
added Ministry of Health and PopulationAnd that 6,327 pharmacists were trained in 11 governorates, during the year 2022, as part of the national strategy to rationalize the use of antibiotics and the rational use of medicine, and within the framework of raising the efficiency of pharmacists working in the government sector, to provide the best service to the Egyptian patient..
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the training included the governorates of “Cairo, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Sharkia, Suez, Giza, Qalyubia, Menoufia, Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh, and Gharbia,” where 2511 pharmacists were trained in clinical pharmacy. And training 1,758 pharmacists on control programs, in addition to holding 41 training courses in administrative programs for 1,088 pharmacists..
Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the second phase of the national strategy to rationalize the use of antibiotics, which will last for two weeks, starting from January 1, has begun for pharmacists working in the Ministry of Health and Population hospitals..
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