Antibiotics are vital to modern medicine—but there aren't enough in development to meet patient needs. Congress can help. Encourage your lawmakers to support the PASTEUR Act.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) already kills more people than malaria or HIV, a new Lancet study shows—and it's predicted to claim 10 million lives annually by 2050. See how the data breaks down and what could happen without urgent action.
Antibiotic stewardship relies on reliable data reporting from a range of sources, including hospitals and long-term care facilities. Partnerships at the state level can help to coordinate these efforts and ensure more effective oversight.
Antibiotics are fundamental to modern medicine, essential for treating everything from routine skin infections to strep throat, and for protecting vulnerable patients receiving chemotherapy or being treated in intensive care units.
Pew's antibiotic resistance project is working to ensure both the prudent use of existing drugs and a robust pipeline of new drugs in order to meet current and future patient needs.
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