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Date: June 19, 2018 Source: University of Queensland By Asma Naqi  Summary: A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to new research. The study focused on triclosan, a compound used in more than 2000 personal care products. A study led by Dr Jianhua Guo from UQ's Advanced Water Management Centre focused on triclosan, a compound used in more than 2000 personal care products. Dr Guo said while it was well-known the overuse and misuse of antibiotics could create 'superbugs', researchers were unaware that other chemicals could also induce antibiotic resistance until now. "Wastewater from residential areas has similar or even higher levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes compared to hospitals, where you would expect greater antibiotic concentrations," he said. "We then wondered whether non-antibiotic, antimicrobial (NAAM) chemicals such as triclosan can directly induc...

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After completing my Summer Internship in Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy at Shri Ram Singh Hospital and Heart Institute I would like to express the importance of Clinical Pharmacy in the hospitals. Clinical Pharmacy and its relation with Rational Therapeutics Rational use of drugs may be defined as "Patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and the lowest cost to them and their community" (WHO 1985). Irrational prescribing and dispensing is a worldwide problem. There are reports that suggest that close to 75% of antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately even in teaching medical hospitals. One of the main reasons for antibiotic resistance is attributed to the irrational use of antibiotics. Thus, a policy on rational use of drugs should be an extremely important part of any National drug policy and it should aim at improving the overall health of the country...