Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India is a significant public health threat, exacerbated by overuse and misuse of antibiotics and lack of...

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...

The Union Health Ministry has called for doctors to mention the indication and reason for prescribing antibiotics. This is in response to t...

Misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide ...

The WHO has said the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens that have acquired new resistance mechanisms continues to threaten ou...

Anti-microbial resistance has been labelled by the United Nations as "one of the greatest threats we face as a global community."

The Centre has also asked state drug regulators to take "strong policy measures including stringent regulatory action on the over-the-count...

Drugs likely to get off prescription will initially include those commonly used for cold, cough and analgesics such as paracetamol and ibup...

The ministry has put 14 steroid-based creams and ointments under the Schedule H category by making amendments to certain Drugs and Cosmetic...

Cautious use includes taking antibiotics only for diagnosed bacterial infections.

Commonly used medicines for flu and pain relief that are available over the counter (OTC) despite some being "prescription only", will now ...

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria don't responsd to the use of these medicines. In the EU this has caused around 25,000 deaths ann...

"And the benefits of advanced medical treatment such as cancer chemotherapy and major surgery may also become much riskier and may well be ...

All antibiotics, TB drugs may soon come with a label warning users about the dangers of taking them without medical advice.

Over-the-counter sale of around 92 antibiotic and anti-tuberculosis drugs will be clamped down in India soon.

Raising concerns over drug resistance, a new study has revealed that 53 per cent Indians take antibiotics without a doctor's prescription.

A formal proposal to create India’s first ever antibiotic policy will be submitted to the Union health ministry soon.