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Antimicrobial Stewardship

Solutions that help protect, preserve and secure: patients, the planet, and our future.

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest global health threats of our time. At B. Braun, we are committed to protecting patients and preserving the effectiveness of vital treatments through innovation, knowledge-sharing and sustainable design.

 

Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) is embedded in our ethos and our products, enabling healthcare professionals to deliver the right treatment, at the right time, for better outcomes and a protected future for all.

Understanding the Challenges, Delivering the Solutions

  • Up To

    0%

    of an IV antibiotic dose never reaches the patient if the administration set line isn’t flushed(1)

  • 1 in 3 patients

    0%

    of UK sepsis patients are not receiving antibiotics within the recommended one‑hour window(2)

  • Equivalent of

    0 Tankers

    Nine oil tankers worth of antimicrobials are discarded each year in the UK(1)

 At B. Braun, best-practice antimicrobial stewardship is embedded in how we design, manufacture, deploy and support our infusion solutions.

Our three core principles focus on:

 

Bridging the Gap Between Prescription and Patient

Ensuring the antibiotics prescribed are delivered accurately, completely, and consistently: helping healthcare teams strengthen stewardship at the point of care.

Sustainable Stewardship from Dose to Delivery

Reducing waste, minimising environmental contamination, and promoting precision in antibiotic delivery.

Patient-Centred Stewardship

Supporting faster recovery, earlier IV-to-oral switch, and continuity of care beyond the hospital, ensuring equitable access to effective treatment.

How B. Braun Helps

Effective Point-of-Care Stewardship

  • Up to 40% of an IV antibiotic dose never reaches the patient if lines aren’t flushed properly.(1)  Intrafix® SafeSet Flush enables total dose delivery to every patient.
  • With up to one in three UK Sepsis patients not receiving antibiotics within the recommended one‑hour window,(2) ready‑to‑use, pre‑measured solutions help support faster, more accurate dosing and more consistent antimicrobial stewardship.(3)
  • Annual medication errors in England alone are estimated at 237 million,(4) many linked to infusion. DoseTracPlus provides data-driven insights to find and fix infusion-related issues.

Sustainable Stewardship

  • Equivalent of 9 oil tankers worth of antimicrobials are discarded each year in the UK.(1) Intrafix® SafeSet Flush ensures the total prescribed antibiotic dose is delivered to the patient helping to prevent inappropriate disposal, for example, down the sink or into waste streams creating aerosol vapours.
  • A sea of single-use plastics are attributed to traditional syringe preparation. Our ready-to-use solutions can reduce that waste by 81%.(5)
  • By combining precision infusion technology with sustainable design, B. Braun helps NHS organisations cut plastic waste and minimise discarded antibiotics - uniting stewardship and sustainability.

Patient-Centred Stewardship

  • Accelerating best practice intravenous-to-oral-switch (IVOS). Our ready-to-use IV solutions help optimise antibiotic delivery, expediting patient stability and ability to safely go home more quickly.
  • Releasing up to 3,000 more beds daily with Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) and Outpatient Intravenous Therapy (OPIT) services.(6) Our ready-to-use solutions extend good stewardship beyond hospital walls with more efficient, home-based IV infusion care.
  • Our most deprived communities in England experience 2–3x higher infection rates.(7) Reduce variation and close care gaps with B. Braun’s standardised delivery solutions, reducing variation for all patients.

Supporting Smarter Stewardship:

Tools, Training & Insights

 

B. Braun Webinars & Symposia

Understanding the SNAP Trial and the Management of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia

Dr. Emma Boldock, Consultant Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Dr. Anna Goodman, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, Dr. Abi Jenkins, Advanced Pharmacist Infection Prevention and Control University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 

Advancements in IV Administration: The Issue of Underdosing

Mark Santillo – Former Chair of the NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Committee

Implementing IV Line Flushing Guidance in Critical Care

Kate Holland – Royal Bournemouth Hospital

National Guidance

Ensure every dose counts completely


Get in touch with our team to explore solutions that enable delivery of the right treatment at the right time - helping protect, preserve and secure: patients, the planet, and our future.

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References

1. Santillo, M. (2022) IV Forum; Advancements in IV Administration, Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WAupmxRDTY

 

2. NIHR Dissemination Centre. (2017) Giving immediate antibiotics reduces deaths from sepsis. Available at: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/giving-immediate-antibiotics-reduces-deaths-from-sepsis/

 

3. Al Rawi, S. (2024) Ready to administer, ready to save: Enhancing safety and value with RTA injectables. NHS England, Infusions and Special Medicines Programme. Available at: https://pasg.nhs.uk/downloads.php?did=772&filename=Ready%20to%20administer%2C%20ready%20to%20save_Suzanne%20Al-Rawi.pdf

 

4. Hodkinson, A., Tyler, N., Ashcroft, D.M. et al. (2020) Preventable medication harm across health care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med 18, 313. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01774-9

 

5. B. Braun. (2024) An innovative IV antibiotic preparation device to release time to care and aseptic capacity.

 

6. Transforming NHS Pharmacy Aseptic Services in England. (2020) A national report for the Department of Health and Social Care by Lord Carter of Coles. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f9afdbdd3bf7f1e405d9a23/aseptic-pharmacy.pdf

 

7. Public Health England (2018) Health Profile for England. London: Public Health England. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england-2018