PFPSC Contribution to Health Canada AMR resources
Patients for Patient Safety Canada’s Engagement with Health Canada to Develop AMR Patient Resource
Statistics from Canada’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance System indicates that 93% of antimicrobials (like antibiotics) were dispensed in the community by retail pharmacies (2021). The Public Health Agency of Canada studied the Canadian public’s knowledge about AMR. The results indicated 37% of the participants used an antibiotic, 25% knew about AMR, and 86% did not recall receiving information about unnecessary antibiotic use e.g. for viral infections.
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