Abstract
In anti-infection measures, disinfectants and antibiotics play important roles, and their appropriate use should be promoted. Pharmacists work is closely associated with anti-infection measures, including appropriate preparation of disinfectants, provision of the latest evidence-based information, practice of evidence-based anti-infection measures, monitoring of the use of antibiotics in each patient, and accumulation of original evidence in the appropriate use of antibiotics. At present, in the age of evidence-based medicine (EBM), to promote anti-infection measures in Japan, pharmacists as drug specialists should use their technical knowledge in anti-infection measures. In the future, it is necessary to produce pharmacists who specialize in anti-infection measures (infection control pharmacists), play a role in the infection control team, and promote evidence-based anti-infection measures.
