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"Individual stockpiling of antibiotics will accelerate another
mounting national crisis, i.e. antibiotic resistance …"
"It is a misuse of the physician's abilities to prescribe a drug
for a patient without understanding clearly how the patient intends
to use the drug. It is irresponsible for patients to demand antibiotics
against their doctors' advice or to use critical drugs haphazardly."
--Stuart
B. Levy, MD
President of APUA
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Bioterrorism Fears & Antibiotic Resistance
- Q & A: How bioterrorism fears can escalate the public health threat of antibiotic resistance. An interview with Dr. Stuart Levy, President of APUA
- Press release: 10-18-01 Misuse of Cipro leads to another public health crisis
- Factsheets: Read about antibiotic resistance
- Related websites: Links to sites related to bioterrorism & antibiotics
News reports
- Stockpiling Cipro a Bad, Dangerous Idea (St. Petersburg Times 10/24/01)
- Cipromania: Selfish and Dangerous (Washington Post 10/23/01)
- New, Growing Threat: Resistance to Cipro Antibiotic (USA Today 10/23/01)
- Antibiotic May Not Be the 'Protection' You Envision (Washington Post 10/22/01)
- FDA Approves Use of Doxycycline for Anthrax (FDA CDER 10/18/01)
- $1.9B Request to Battle Bioterror (Newsday 10/18/01)
- Analyzing Anthrax (Tufts E-News 10/16/01)
- Resistant 'Superbugs' a Growing Possibility (ABCNews 10/16/01)
- Pharmacy at U. Pennsylvania Restricts Antibiotic Sales (10/16/01)
- Cipro available online (ABC News 10/15/01)
- Training physicians about bioweapons (Washington Post 10/14/01)
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