Question

Given that antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria are a concern to the general health of a population, what can be done to prevent their development?

Answer 1

Some of the ways to prevent their development are

• Stopping unnecessary prescription for antibiotics on suspicion of a disease before confirming unless it endangers a patient's life
• Ensuring a strict law to passed against over tte counter antibiotic medication availability to general population
• Health educate the patients on the use and benefits of it on completing the prescribed course rather than stopping the medication before the course upon feeling better
• Creating awareness on its harmful effects and the development of resistance
• Encouraging provider to avoid over prescription ,wrong antibiotic prescription
• Creating awareness to general population on antibiotic free meats
• Maintaining good hygienic practices to avoid getting disease and then depend in antibiotics for its cure.