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Health experts have repeatedly cautioned that antimicrobial resistance is emerging as one of India’s most serious public health challenges NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and urged people to stop using these drugs without medical advice, saying “antibiotics are not medicines that should be taken mindlessly”. Speaking…
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the main culprits. Antibiotics are often taken when not needed, such as for viral illnesses like the common cold, or stopped midway through a treatment course. In some regions, antibiotics can even be purchased without a prescription, which makes self-medication dangerously common. But that’s not the full picture. Antibiotics…
Wockhardt, a leading Indian pharmaceutical company has achieved a major breakthrough through the development of Zaynich as a new antibiotic. The new drug targets multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria which show resistance to current antibiotic treatments. Zaynich uses zidebactam and cefepime as its active components, to deliver a strong new treatment for dangerous bacterial infections from…
