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 , 2 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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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 , 2 Min Article

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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 , 1 Min Article

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Keeping Antibiotics Working

This module will help to understand more about antimicrobial resistance, how it can be prevented and raising awareness to the public.

11 Apr 2025 , 7 Min Module

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Antibiotic stewardship

Welcome to our CPD module series for pharmacy technicians.

12 Mar 2025 , 10 Min Module

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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 , 2 Min Article

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Bristol pharmacy secures grant funding to evaluate AMR solutions

Bedminster Pharmacy and UWE Bristol get grant funding from UK innovation fund

15 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Researchers awarded £2.4m to assess Pharmacy First antimicrobial impact

London team get Government grant to look at take-up and impact of landmark service.

06 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Sepsis Awareness

This module will help to understand more about Sepsis and recognising the signs and symptoms associated with it.

20 Aug 2018 , 30 Min Module

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