What is Bugs & Drugs?
Bugs & Drugs is a comprehensive, evidence-based point-of-care reference for physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals in Canada. It provides health care practitioners with the latest recommendations for the appropriate use of antimicrobials and the optimal treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.
The content is divided into six sections: (1) Antibiotics, (2) Treatment recommendations for infections in children and adults, including selected ophthalmic, fungal, and parasitic infections, (3) Recommendations for the prevention of infections, (4) Treatment and prophylaxis of dental infections, (5) Use of antibiotics in pregnancy/lactation, and (6) Microbiology.
Information in this reference is updated regularly based on current literature and antibiotic availability.
Bugs & Drugs is supported by Alberta Health Services, Alberta Health, the BC Ministry of Health, and the Do Bugs Need Drugs? program.
