Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society hosts antibiotic resistance awareness drive

Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society hosts antibiotic resistance awareness drive

Qatar Pharmacy Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) hosted recently an on-campus event in celebration of the World Antimicrobial Resistance Week.

Health-related disciplines raised awareness for the correct use of antibiotics and the safe disposal to prevent antimicrobial resistance that can lead to long hospitalisation, higher medical costs, and increased risk of death.

The campaign consisted of six informative stations. The first station had empty boxes of antibiotics to guide the audience about different available formulations. It also involved distribution of educational leaflets about antibiotic resistance. The second station had information about the results of misusing and overusing antibiotics.

The third station showed examples of conditions that antibiotics do not cure, such as flu and sore throat. The fourth station depicted antibiotic suspension to help the audience constitute the antibiotics correctly. The fifth was an interactive station where audience members were given sentences to put them either in the Myth or Fact section. The sixth and last station involved some visualised take-home messages about the correct use of antibiotics, completing the dose even if the person felt well and safe disposal. Also displayed were some information about ways of reducing the risk of infections.

Dr Alla El-Awaisi, assistant dean for Student Affairs at the