The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7239 p324
8 March 2003

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Initiative to sharpen antibiotic prescribing

A worldwide initiative to optimise antibiotic prescribing for hospital acquired infections was launched in Barcelona last week. The initiative — the Academy for Infection Management (AIM) — began with a conference for hospital specialists, at which an expert panel presented key principles designed to improve the treatment of hospital acquired infections. In addition to reducing mortality and morbidity associated with hospital acquired infections, more appropriate use of antibiotics could also reduce overall drug costs, conference participants were told.

The AIM initiative is being supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca.