TY - JOUR T1 - Antimicrobial stewardship: what can you do? JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 121 LP - 121 DO - 10.1136/dtb.2013.11.0212 VL - 51 IS - 11 A2 - , Y1 - 2013/11/01 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/51/11/121.abstract N2 - November 18th marks European Antibiotic Awareness Day, a Europe-wide public health initiative that encourages prudent and responsible use of antibiotics. In addition, the United Kingdom 5-year strategy on tackling antimicrobial resistance was published in September.1 Both events provide a useful prompt for us to take a careful look at how we use antibiotics in our own practice, reflect on our successes and plan for the future. The issues will be familiar: 80% of all antibacterial prescriptions are generated in primary care, accounting for one in twenty prescriptions dispensed in the community in England;2 infectious diseases remain a primary cause of hospital admission accounting for 8% … ER -