The significance of using antimicrobials effectively for optimized treatment outcomes and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to gain prominence within the healthcare sector. It is particularly pressing in areas like ophthalmology where infections can have severe ramifications and surgery can profoundly affect a patient's quality of life. A study conducted by a multidisciplinary team…
Gareth Lema, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has co-authored a study suggesting that academic medical centers and healthcare systems are unnecessarily throwing away multi-use eye drop bottles ahead of the FDA-regulated expiration dates.
This practice, called self-imposed use cessation dates (SUCD), leads to substantial medication waste, plastic…