Wed, Sep 07, 2022
A study has highlighted the excessive use of antibiotics like azithromycin by Indians during and before COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet study raises concerns pointing out the excessive use of antibiotics by Indians. Researchers found that India consumed over 500 crore antibiotics in 2019. Most of these drugs have not even got approval from the Central Drug Regulator. The report calls for significant policy and regulatory reforms to curb this. Why are antibiotics being misused? Watch this exclusive report on India 360.
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The research also found that azithromycin 500mg tablet was the most consumed antibiotic formulation (7.6%) in India, followed by cefixime 200 mg tablet (6.5 per cent) during the year
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
According to a study published in The Lancet journal, the effect of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine starts decreasing after three months. For more information know the opinion of Dr. Manor Kumar, Senior Consultant, Max Hospital.
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