We are Proud #AntibioticGuardians

Antibiotics are essential medicines to treat serious infections but they often used to treat illnesses, such as coughs, colds, earache and sore throats that can get better by themselves.

Taking antibiotics encourages bacteria that live inside you to become resistant. This means that antibiotics may not work when you really need them.  You can pass these resistant bacteria on to other people.

As antibiotic resistance increases the risk of performing common procedures such as caesarean sections,  hip replacements and cancer treatments could become life-threatening without effective antibiotics to ward off infections. Experts predict that in just over 30 years antibiotic resistance will kill more people worldwide than cancer and diabetes combined.

Please remember that taking antibiotics when you don’t need them may put you and your family at risk. It’s important that, when it comes to antibiotics, you always take your doctor, nurse or healthcare professional’s advice.

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B'ham Children's Booking Office - 0121 333 9999

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