Consumer
Education: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance
All Graphics and
Other Media
All of these resources are printable. The high resolution version
will take longer to open, but will give the best print quality.
To obtain printed copies of any of these materials, please email your request
by title to: dpapubs@fda.hhs.gov. You
can also call 301-796-3703 or 1-888-INFO-FDA.
Graphic files for printing in large quantities or reformatting can
also be obtained.
Brochures
Printed size 3.66” x 8 ½”; 4-color; one in English only and one
in Spanish only; antibiotic resistance, treating symptoms of viral
infections (colds, flu), and when to call the doctor.
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"Preserve a Treasure: Know When Antibiotics Work"
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"A VECES, EL REMEDIO ES PEOR QUE LA ENFERMEDAD"
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Print Public Service Announcements
Printed size 8 " x 10"; 4
color; English; targeted to health care professionals. Other sizes
available upon request.
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"Preserve a Treasure" |
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Printed size 7" x 10"; 4 color; English; targeted to adults. Other
sizes available upon request.
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"WARNING: Antibiotics don't work for
viruses like colds and the flu. Using them for viruses will not make you
feel better or get back to work faster." |
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Printed sizes vary; 4 color; English; targeted to parents/caregivers
of children.
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"Snort. Sniffle. Sneeze. No
Antibiotics Please." |
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Printed size 7" x 10"; 4 color; Spanish only. Other sizes available
upon request.
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"Automedicarse con antibióticos
puede perjudicar su salud" |
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Radio Public Service Announcements
"Get Smart. Know When Antibiotics Work." This link will take you off FDA's site to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. Here you will find 6 different radio public service announcements (one 20, two 30 and one 60 second ads in English; one each 30 and 60 second ads in Spanish) to inform consumers that antibiotics don't work for a cold or the flu.
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Poster
Printed size 17" x 22"; 4-color; Spanish only.
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"Automedicarse con antibióticos
puede perjudicar su salud" |
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"Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work." This link will take
you off FDA's site to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) “Educational Tools” Web page to see the materials developed
for CDC’s “Get Smart” campaign. Brochures, print and audio-video
public service announcements, posters, Qs and As, and other products
can be downloaded or ordered. Some materials are available in
Spanish.
For more information
about antibiotic resistance, please visit:
FDA's page, “Antibiotic Resistance,”
at
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/anti_resist.html
FDA/CDER’s page, “Antimicrobial Resistance,” at
www.fda.gov/cder/drug/antimicrobial/default.htm.
Further information about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), go to the
“Antimicrobial Resistance” Web page at
www.cdc.gov/drugresistance
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Date created: November 1, 2004; updated April 1, 2008 |
