Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the threat posed by bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Irresponsible consumption affects the entire ecosystem. Nowadays this has become a problem as their overuse has reached a level where resistance is growing and spreading and new drugs are lacking to meet this challenge [1]. It is not only doctors who have to take responsibility for their unnecessary use, but also each of us – not to engage in self-medication. Alexander Fleming, a British scientist and professor of bacteriology who was the first to discover the antibiotic penicillin, is very important in the history of antibiotics. Until then, doctors did not have effective means to treat infections like gonorrhea, rheumatism, pneumonia. With the discovery of penicillin, the era of antibacterial drugs began. Concerns expressed a few years ago that society may remain unarmed against infections, as before the discovery of antibiotics, are becoming a real threat [2]. The word "rational" is derived from the Latin word rationalis and means reasonable, thoughtful, purposeful, intelligent, clearly understood, based on new scientific methods [3]. The issue of rational use of medicines was first raised at an international conference of the World Health Organization in 1985 in Nairobi. The principles of rational use of medicines say that the patient must receive high-quality, safe and effective medicines when he needs them, taking into account his clinical characteristics, by individual doses, for the appropriate period, at appropriate intervals, only for a certain time, at an affordable price, with the right information [4]. The majority of the participants of the study stated that antibiotics kill bacteria and less than half - that it kills viruses. The study showed that less than half of the population treats themselves without consulting a doctor.
 The aim of the study is to reveal the attitude of the population towards the rational use of antibiotics.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the threat posed by bacterial resistance to antibiotics
Respondentų nuomonė apie vaistinėje nusipirktus antibiotikus be recepto per paskutinius 12 mėnesių
Prieiga per internetą: http://tavosveikata.info /tag/antibiotikai-beta-laktamai/ [žiūrėta 2021-01-20]
Summary
Šiais laikais tai tapo problema, nes per didelis antibiotikų vartojimas pasiekė lygį, kai atsparumas jiems auga ir plinta, o naujų vaistų trūksta, kad būtų galima susidoroti su šiuo iššūkiu [1]. Atsakomybės turi imtis ne tik medikai, skirdami nereikalingą jų vartojimą, bet ir kiekvienas mūsų – neužsiimti savigyda. Prieš kelerius metus imta nerimauti, kad visuomenė gali likti beginklė prieš infekcijas, kaip ir iki antibiotikų atradimo [2]. Racionalaus vaistų vartojimo principai sako, kad pacientas turi gauti kokybiškus, saugius ir efektyvius vaistinius preparatus, kai jam jų reikia, atsižvelgiant į jo klinikines savybes, individualiomis dozėmis, atitinkamam periodui, tinkamais intervalais, tik tam tikrą laiką, už prieinamą kainą, su tinkama informacija [4]. Dauguma tyrime dalyvavusių gyventojų nurodė, kad antibiotikai naikina bakterijas, ir mažiau kaip pusė teigė, kad naikina virusus. Reikšminiai žodžiai: antibakterinė vaistų era, savigyda, atsparumas antibiotikams
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