Sound Health #6 - Promoting a 'smart' approach to antibiotic use – Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

Antibiotics are used to treat a wide range of illnesses – including some they’re not equipped to fight. The unnecessary prescriptions are often a result of undue pressures placed on parents and physicians. In this edition of Sound Health, Dr. Nicole Hackman, a pediatrician at Penn State Hershey Medical Group - Hope Drive, talks about the Get Smart About Antibiotics campaign which is designed to increase awareness about the appropriate use of the medications. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.