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Doctors warn against antibiotic misuse as resistance threat growsLeading doctors are warning the public about the dangers of antibiotic resistance. They stress that antibiotics must only be used under a d...29 Dec, 2025, 07.35 PM IST- FSSAI sets stricter rule for antibiotics in food items"If enforced strictly, the regulations will ensure safer food products for consumers by setting stricter residue and contaminant limits acr...04 Nov, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- Antibiotics becoming ineffective against diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, and urinary infections: ICMR rings alarmA recent ICMR report highlights a troubling rise in antibiotic resistance in India. Diseases like UTIs, blood infections, pneumonia, and ty...23 Sep, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
- India's drug regulator cracks down on antibiotic misuse, seeks list of licensed combinationsIndia's drug regulator has directed state counterparts to provide a list of antibiotic combinations licensed for manufacturing and marketin...18 May, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
- Antibiotic (mis)use needs proper regulationIndia consumes a high volume of broad-spectrum antibiotics - drugs that treat a wide range of common bacterial infections and should be use...28 Dec, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
- WHO says misuse of antibiotics undermining efficacyMisuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide ...23 Nov, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
- Taking antibiotics for cough & cold can become life threatening, warn expertsMedical experts at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow have raised concerns about the indiscriminate use of antibiotics for min...13 Sep, 2023, 05.10 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
- Scientists develop faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteriaAccording to the researchers, including those from the University of Sheffield in the UK, the standard method for detecting antibiotic resi...03 Nov, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
- Experts are mulling to group antibiotics into categories to combat misuseThe WHO in its revision exercise of antibiotics have grouped them into three categories– access, watch and reserve. WHO recommends that ant...04 Nov, 2019, 10.37 PM IST
- Superbug-related death spurs drug regulator warningThe Centre has also asked state drug regulators to take "strong policy measures including stringent regulatory action on the over-the-count...25 Sep, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
- Most healthy Indians resistant to common antibiotics: StudyInappropriate use of antibiotics is the biggest cause of drug resistance in humans.05 Jun, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
- PIL filed in Bombay High Court seeking curbs on antibiotics sale without prescriptionThe petition followed investigation by an activist who found that antibiotics under ‘restricted use’ were freely available over the counter...23 Oct, 2018, 08.39 AM IST
- Antibiotic use in poultry sector rampant: CSECSE yesterday slammed the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its advertisement and said it was "complete misrep...28 Feb, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
- Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste31 Aug, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
- WHO warns of shift towards 'post-antibiotic era'"And the benefits of advanced medical treatment such as cancer chemotherapy and major surgery may also become much riskier and may well be ...29 Apr, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in ActThe threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...17 Apr, 2011, 10.39 AM IST
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