PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Avoiding antibacterial overuse in primary care AID - 10.1136/dtb.2007.45425 DP - 2007 Apr 01 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 25--29 VI - 45 IP - 4 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/45/4/25.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/45/4/25.full SO - Drug Ther Bull2007 Apr 01; 45 AB - Relevant BNF section: 5.1Reducing excessive and inappropriate use of antibacterials is key to tackling the global problem of increasing prevalence of resistant organisms.1 Here we consider which strategies in primary care can help healthcare professionals and their patients to achieve this objective.