Antibiotics are fundamental to modern medicine, essential for treating everything from routine skin infections to strep throat, and for protecting vulnerable patients receiving chemotherapy or being treated in intensive care units.
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Antibiotic Use in Outpatient Settings
Health experts create national targets to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions
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A Scientific Roadmap for Antibiotics
A sustained and robust pipeline of new antibacterial drugs and therapies is critical to preserve public health
Our Work
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Medicare, Medicaid to Require Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities
On Aug. 29, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that will help combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and protect the health of an estimated 1.7 million patients in the United States who live in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Read More
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What Is Responsible Antibiotic Use—and Why Does It Matter?
Pew strongly supports the responsible antibiotic use approach as an important tool in improving stewardship of these lifesaving drugs. Read More
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Pew and 42 Partners to Congress: Pass the PATH Act
Pew, together with 42 other organizations—including patient advocacy groups, medical and public health associations, and industry representatives—sent a letter to Congress on Sept. 6 calling on the Senate to pass legislation that would help advance the development of new antibiotics for seriously ill patients with unmet medical needs. Read More
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The Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
Left unchecked, antimicrobial resistance will touch all people, and dangerously undermine health care.
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