PRINTER'S NO. 4711
No. 746 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY KENNEY, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, L. I. COHEN,
CREIGHTON, FRANKEL, GABIG, HERSHEY, JAMES, KIRKLAND, MANN,
McGILL, MELIO, SATHER, SHANER, B. SMITH, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, TIGUE AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 26, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 26, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging appropriate antibiotic use.
2 WHEREAS, The health and welfare of the people of this
3 Commonwealth benefit by our ability to treat infectious diseases
4 with antibiotics; and
5 WHEREAS, Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has been
6 increasing, particularly in children; and
7 WHEREAS, Children represent a population of particular
8 concern since they have the highest rates of antibiotic use and
9 infections with antibiotic-resistant pathogens; and
10 WHEREAS, The increased use of antibiotic drugs has coincided
11 with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, an
12 important clinical and public health problem in this
13 Commonwealth and worldwide; and
14 WHEREAS, Responsible antibiotic use which maximizes
15 therapeutic impact while minimizing toxicity and the development
16 of resistance has been broadly promoted by public health and
1 professional organizations; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
3 Secretary of Health of the Commonwealth to encourage prescribers
4 of prescription drugs in Pennsylvania to use caution and avoid
5 inappropriate use of antibiotics to save antibiotic strength;
6 and be further
7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
8 Robert S. Zimmerman, Jr., Secretary of Health, 802 Health and
9 Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
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