Topic: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 
Teaching: Pharmacist Oluwole

WHAT ARE ANTIMICROBIALS?
•These are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans animals, and plants, they include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics.

WHAT IS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR)
•Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change overtime and and no longer respond to medicine, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOLERANCE AND ANTIBICROBIAL RESISTANCE
•Tolerance is a person's decreased response to a drug which occurs when the drug is used repeatedly and the body adapts to the continued presence of the drug

EFFECTS OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
•Global data shows 1.27m people die every year due to antimicrobial resistance. AMR is a serious public health problem that affects the health of people

CAUSE OF AMR
•Poor Sanitation 
•Usage of fake drugs
•Self-Medication
•Inadequate dosing

FACTS ABOUT AMR
•Penicillin was the first antibiotics discovered by Alexander Fleming 
* Usage of antimicrobials contributes to antimicrobial resistance.
•By 2050,AMR is projected to cause about 10million deaths, Africa is responsible for 41.5%

EXAMPLES OF MISUSED ANTIBIOTICS
•Amoxicillin 
•Azythromycin
•Ciproflaxacin
•Tetracycline 
•Erythromycin

WHAT CAN BE DONE?
•Complete the prescribed dosage of the drugs even after you feel better 
•Prevent risk of getting infected by washing your hands regualarly
•Never share antibiotics with others
•Never use leftover antibiotics 
•Only use antibiotics prescribed by a certified health practitioner