Resistance to medicineson rise, Govt urges docs to mention reason when prescribing antibiotics
Pharmacists told not to sell antibiotics without prescription
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Pharmacists told not to sell antibiotics without prescription
We have been documenting increasing antimicrobial resistance rates every year in India and this survey shows the consumption link that leads to it,’ says Dr Kamini Walia, senior scientist, ICMR
According to a recent study led by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a staggering 95 percent of healthcare-associated infections, including bloodstream infections, ventilator pneumonia, and urinary tract infections, are attributed to medical devices.
The finding has jolted medical professionals who see it as a sign of a post-antibiotic era, triggered by, among other factors, pill popping for common conditions.