Misuse of antibiotics soared in India during Covid pandemic: Study
The study led by researchers at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Missouri, US, showed a total of 16.29 billion doses of antibiotics were sold in India in 2020
The study led by researchers at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Missouri, US, showed a total of 16.29 billion doses of antibiotics were sold in India in 2020
Similarly, sanitizers, masks, Dettol, savlon, etc are showing hiked-up sales.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is 'losing its ability' to use critically important antimicrobial medicines.
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Medicine shop owners accused of not seeking prescription; WBDDC official says they are making regular visits to outlets.
India is the first country that has defined effluent standards for antibiotics production. Yet, the ground realities present a different…
Understanding how antibiotics work would help outwit resistant bacteria.
Most people do not realise that big pharmaceutical companies all have a veterinary division in which they make hormones and antibiotics for animals raised for food. But the danger to human beings is acute.
