Antimicrobial Resistance

India considers blue strips for antimicrobials to combat drug misuse

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria and other pathogens develop resistance to antibiotics or other drugs, rendering these medicines ineffective when needed most

Antibiotic production waste fuelling drug-resistant bacteria, warns WHO

In a first, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued norms on managing waste during antibiotic production

India projected to face 2 mn deaths from antimicrobial resistance by 2050

Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, are medicines used to prevent and treat infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants

IMA announces national alliance of medical professionals to tackle AMR

AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines such as antibiotics, antibacterials, and antivirals, according to the World Health Organisation

DGHS asks pharmacists to dispense antibiotics only on doctor's prescription

DGHS Atul Goel appealed to all pharmacists to strictly implement Schedules H and H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, with regards to selling antibiotics

TMS Ep603: Antimicrobial resistance, leopards, Q3 results, cyber kidnapping

How can India stop popping antibiotics? What is driving leopards to cities? Will IT earnings remain disappointing in Q3? What is cyber kidnapping? All answers here

'India has one of highest mortality rates due to antimicrobial resistance'

The resistance to antibiotics is not a new phenomenon, he said, adding that resistance to penicillin was reported in 1940, though the drug was put into use by 1928

Antimicrobial resistance a significant threat to global public health: WHO

Poonam Khetrapal Singh called it imperative to foster collaboration among many sectors and stakeholders involved in the domains of human, terrestrial, and aquatic animal and plant health

Triple jeopardy in health

This is not all. Not only are we not conserving the existing stock of medicines, the drug pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up, or has done so already

ICMR recommends avoiding antibiotics for low-grade fever, issues guidelines

ICMR found in a survey that a large number of patients were no longer benefitting from the use of certain antibiotics as they have developed anti-microbial resistance to them

'India prioritises implementation of Action Plan for AMR containment'

MoS Health elucidated that India's example of prioritising the development and implementation of State Action Plans for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance to ensure effective containment of AMR

Covid-19 pandemic raised antibiotic resistant infections: Study

An estimated 1.2 million people worldwide died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant infections, and this number is predicted to increase ten-fold by 2050

Pharma company Venus Remedies joins AMR Industry Alliance

AMR Industry Alliance is the largest private-sector coalition working towards curbing AMR through a coordinated and multipronged response

Researchers explore microbial ecosystem in search of drugs for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Govt seeks feedback of industry on antibiotics in updated NLEM

AMR refers to the ability of a bacterium, virus or some other microbe to stop an antibiotic (or antimicrobial) from working against it

Antimicrobial resistance poses serious consequences: Nadda

The health minister underlined the need to regulate the availability of drugs to tackle it.