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Infections & antimicrobial stewardship

The Antibiotic Guardian hub including latest updates and information.

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Clinical Q&A: Meningitis

NEW All you need to know about meningitis including causes, risk factors, transmission, symptoms, management, treatment and prognosis.

17 Mar 2026

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Impact of antibiotic ADRs on patients revealed

“Antibiotic side-effects can significantly disrupt patients’ lives”, say the authors of a new study

26 Jan 2026

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AMR knowledge gaps revealed among pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Around one in 20 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians admit they do not know what AMR is.

09 Dec 2025

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Approval for first new UTI antibiotic in decades

Gepotidacin as effective as the frontline antibiotic for UTIs, trials showed

29 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies asked to record sore throat consultations for PQS audit

Audit will focus on antimicrobial stewardship in sore throat consultations.

12 Aug 2025

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Pharmacies receive inappropriate antibiotic requests ‘at least once a day’

Public swapping unused antibiotics on Facebook, finds new NPA survey

06 May 2025

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Antibiotic stewardship

Welcome to our CPD module series for pharmacy technicians.

12 Mar 2025

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Antibiotics may increase fibromyalgia risk

Antibiotics seem to increase the risk of fibromyalgia up to four-fold, according to recent primary care data.

08 Jul 2024

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Ear problems

This team training module focuses on ear problems, updating knowledge on managing and preventing ear problems. 

13 Dec 2017

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Ear care

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on ear care, identifying key parts of the ear and recommending products.

01 Nov 2017

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OTC Medicines Checklist: Minor Eye Infections

Alan Nathan summarises the key points to consider when managing minor eye infections

15 Jan 2016

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Learning update: Maternal infections

Increase your understanding of some lesser-known but potentially serious maternal infections.

22 Sep 2015

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