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WHO Advises Against The Use Of Antibiotics For COVID-19 Patients
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against the use of antibiotics even in patients with severe COVID when a concurrent bacterial infection is not suspected.
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Higher Dose of This Antibiotic Can Help In Tuberculosis Recovery: Study
A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free survival in patients with pulmonary TB, according to a recent study by ICMR.
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10 Arrested For Selling Fake Medicines In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 10 people allegedly involved in the manufacture and sale of fake medicines used as painkillers and antibiotics among others in the National Capital Region.
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How Rampant Overuse Of Antibiotics During Covid Impacted India
Plenty of mistakes were made in the use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to learn from them to curb the growth of antimicrobial resistance.
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Lancet Report On Antibiotic Use In India "Misleading": Health Ministry Official
A Health Ministry official has dismissed as "misleading and inappropriate" a Lancet report claiming that more than 47 per cent of antibiotic formulations used in India's private sector in 2019 were unapproved.
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Indians Use Antibiotics Excessively, Azithromycin On Top: Lancet Study
The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.
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These Indian Startups Are Waging A War Against Superbugs: Foreign Media
India has few weapons to fight infection after years of poorly controlled antibiotic use in humans and animals, combined with effluent from the local drug industry that turned lakes and streams into breeding grounds for resistance.
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Government Sets A Limit For Antibiotics Use In Poultry
The antibiotics used in animals can enter the human body and make it resistant to the drugs.
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Scientists Make Advance In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
British scientists say they have developed a pioneering new treatment to prevent bacterial skin infections, which could also be used in the battle against 'superbugs' such as MRSA.
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Study Underway With Focus on Framing National Policy on Antibiotics Use
An 'antibiotic resistance survey' is being held in the country whose findings would form the basis for the formulation of a national policy to regulate use of antibiotics.
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Centre Should Act to Limit Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
"In India, the use of antibiotics in pre-mixed feed for livestock is going up a lot."
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India has One of Highest Rates of Antibiotic Resistance: Report
India has one of the highest rates of antibiotic resistance in the world, said a recent report, stressing on limiting the use of antibiotics through improved water, sanitation and immunisation.
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WHO Advises Against The Use Of Antibiotics For COVID-19 Patients
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against the use of antibiotics even in patients with severe COVID when a concurrent bacterial infection is not suspected.
-
Higher Dose of This Antibiotic Can Help In Tuberculosis Recovery: Study
A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free survival in patients with pulmonary TB, according to a recent study by ICMR.
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10 Arrested For Selling Fake Medicines In Delhi: Cops
The Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 10 people allegedly involved in the manufacture and sale of fake medicines used as painkillers and antibiotics among others in the National Capital Region.
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How Rampant Overuse Of Antibiotics During Covid Impacted India
Plenty of mistakes were made in the use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to learn from them to curb the growth of antimicrobial resistance.
-
Lancet Report On Antibiotic Use In India "Misleading": Health Ministry Official
A Health Ministry official has dismissed as "misleading and inappropriate" a Lancet report claiming that more than 47 per cent of antibiotic formulations used in India's private sector in 2019 were unapproved.
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Indians Use Antibiotics Excessively, Azithromycin On Top: Lancet Study
The Lancet study said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability.
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These Indian Startups Are Waging A War Against Superbugs: Foreign Media
India has few weapons to fight infection after years of poorly controlled antibiotic use in humans and animals, combined with effluent from the local drug industry that turned lakes and streams into breeding grounds for resistance.
-
Government Sets A Limit For Antibiotics Use In Poultry
The antibiotics used in animals can enter the human body and make it resistant to the drugs.
-
Scientists Make Advance In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
British scientists say they have developed a pioneering new treatment to prevent bacterial skin infections, which could also be used in the battle against 'superbugs' such as MRSA.
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Study Underway With Focus on Framing National Policy on Antibiotics Use
An 'antibiotic resistance survey' is being held in the country whose findings would form the basis for the formulation of a national policy to regulate use of antibiotics.
-
Centre Should Act to Limit Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
"In India, the use of antibiotics in pre-mixed feed for livestock is going up a lot."
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India has One of Highest Rates of Antibiotic Resistance: Report
India has one of the highest rates of antibiotic resistance in the world, said a recent report, stressing on limiting the use of antibiotics through improved water, sanitation and immunisation.
