European Commission 15 November 2011, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Action plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance

52011DC0748 /* COM/2011/0748 final */ COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Action plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance INTRODUCTION The rising risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Since the introduction of penicillin in the 1940s antimicrobial medicines , such as antibiotics, have become essential for the treatment of many