Optimizing antimicrobial prescription through e-health: setting, dosing, timing and stewardship

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a major issue of of healthcare and new resistances are being observed. Antibiotics should be used strictly . When prescribed, they should be selected in accordance to a diagnosis, epidemiology and other factors, requiring appropriate dosing and duration of treatment. Antibiotic prescription should be seen as a team decision, where antimicrobial stewardship plays a major role. E-health, defined as the intensive use of information and communication technologies in the health sector, should be maximized in order to help physicians in prescribing right antibiotics on the right contexts, dosing and duration.