Article: Beware Drug Resistance, Interactions

Improving the use of antibiotics, antifungals and immunomodulators is key

Las Vegas - Dermatologists must avoid the shotgun approach to antibiotics and pay more attention to potential drug interactions, said James Q. Del Rosso, D.O., F.A.O.C.D. This way, they can avoid contributing to two alarming trends in pharmacologic therapy: antibiotic resistance and potentially significant dangerous drug reactions.

In recent years, authorities ranging from dermatologists to the Centers for Disease Control have noted rising numbers of Staphylococcus aureus infections that are resistant to methicillin, as well as an increase in staphylococcal and streptococcal infections that are resistant to macrolide ...

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