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Wockhardt chairman seeks GST exemption for antibiotics discovered in IndiaWockhardt founder sought GST exemption for antibiotics discovered in India. He said this will make the drugs more affordable. The statement...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Can Kerala's antibiotic abuse project inspire India's antimicrobial resistance fight?In 2019, nearly 300,000 deaths in India were due to AMR. Over 1 million deaths were linked to drug resistance, making infections more chall...
17 Feb, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
Habil Khorakiwala on 3 things in the pipeline that can cause a re-rating for WockhardtHabil Khorakiwala says: “We have earlier signed an agreement on a profit-sharing basis for contract manufacturing with Serum Institute to m...
27 Dec, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Fever cases are on the rise, but avoid antibiotics: Indian Medical Association"The infection usually lasts for about five to seven days. The fever goes away at the end of three days, but the cough can persist for up t...
07 Mar, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyThis is the fifth detailed report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends and patterns from the country published by the ICMR. This year's...
10 Sep, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
Over 47 per cent antibiotic formulations used in India in 2019 unapproved: Lancet studyThe data were gathered from a panel of 9,000 stockists who store products from approximately 5,000 pharmaceutical companies.
07 Sep, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Typhoid bacteria more resistant to antibiotics now: Lancet studyAccording to the study, quinolone-resistant strains accounted for more than 85% of S Typhi (the bacteria that causes Typhoid fever) in Bang...
22 Jun, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
Covid first wave led to increase in antibiotic misuse in India: StudyThe researchers at Washington University in the US estimated that Covid-19 likely contributed to 216.4 million excess doses of antibiotics ...
02 Jul, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Antibiotic resistance in food-animals growingIndia, long associated with the spread of superbug New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase-1 and extensively drug-resistance tuberculosis, has now...
20 Sep, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
Drug resistance making typhoid tough to treatDoctors say that while earlier oral drugs could cure most patients, they now need to give injectable antibiotics to 20-30% of the patients ...
22 Apr, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Drug-resistant typhoid threatens global healthAn antibiotic-resistant strain of typhoid bacterium is spreading globally and posing a public health threat, especially in developing count...
12 May, 2015, 07.27 PM IST