Educational Resources: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance
These educational resources provide information on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. They are intended for use by educators, health care professionals, and consumers.
Most materials are available in PDF format for immediate downloading or printing.
- Brochures
- Print Public Service Announcements
- Poster
- Radio Public Service Announcements
- Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Brochures
(Printed size 3.66” x 8 ½”; one in English only and one in Spanish only; antibiotic resistance, treating symptoms of viral infections (colds, flu), and when to call the doctor.)
Preserve a Treasure: Know When Antibiotics Work
This brochure, from the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/FDA campaign, discusses antibiotic resistance in a question-and-answer format. It also provides information on things that can be done to ease your suffering while you are sick with a cold or the flu, and when to call a doctor.
A Veces, el Remedio es Peor que la Enfermedad
En Español
This brochure, only available in Spanish, was jointly produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA as part of CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign. It explains that antibiotics only cure bacterial infections and not viral infections, such as cold and flu. It also discusses the growing risk of antibiotic resistance and the importance of a doctor's diagnosis before using antibiotics.
Print Public Service Announcements
Preserve a Treasure
(Printed size 8 " x 10"; English; targeted to health care sionals. Other sizes available upon request.)
Snort. Sniffle. Sneeze. No Antibiotics Please.
(Printed sizes vary; English; targeted to parents/caregivers of children.)Automedicarse con antibióticos puede perjudicar su salud
(Printed size 7" x 10"; Spanish only. Other sizes available upon request.) This title is also available as a poster.
En Español
Poster
Automedicarse con antibióticos puede perjudicar su salud
(This title is also available as a print public service announcement.)
En EspañolRadio Public Service Announcements
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(CDC website)
This Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website includes radio public service announcements.
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Get Smart. Know When Antibiotics Work (CDC website)
Provides links to materials developed for the “Get Smart” public education campaign, launched by CDC to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance. FDA has partnered with CDC to promote appropriate antibiotic use. The site provides general information about antibiotic resistance and how to prevent it. You can download or order brochures, print and audio-video public service announcements, posters, Qs and As and other resources. Some materials are available in Spanish.