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India is the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics
by Seva Lamberdar Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:51 pm
LONDON: India has emerged as the world's largest consumer of antibiotics, with a 62% increase in use over the past decade.
'Global Trends in Antibiotic Consumption, 2000-2010', a study by scientists from Princeton University, has found that worldwide antibiotic use has risen by 36% over those 10 years, with five countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) — responsible for more than three-quarters of that surge. Among the 16 groups of antibiotics studied, cephalosporins, broad-spectrum penicillins and fluoroquinolones accounted for more than half of that increase, with consumption rising 55% from 2000 to 2010.
During this period, India's antibiotic use went up from eight billion units (2001) to 12.9 billion units (2010).
The study quantifies the growing alarm surrounding antibiotic-resistant pathogens and a loss of efficacy among antibiotics used to combat the most common illnesses. It confirms an increasing resistance to carbapenems and polymixins, two classes of drugs long considered the last resort antibiotics for illnesses without any other known treatment.
"Indians consume around 11 antibiotic tablets per year," Ramanan Laxminarayan, one of the authors of the study, told TOI. "That's five days of antibiotics for every person in the country, which is more than the Chinese or Brazilians. An average Chinese popped seven antibiotic pills a year. However, both India and China's numbers are lesser than the Americans who on average pop 22 antibiotic pills a year. The paper confirms that global use of antibiotics is surging and specially in India." .... (contd.)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-is-the-worlds-largest-consumer-of-antibiotics/articleshow/38348426.cms
'Global Trends in Antibiotic Consumption, 2000-2010', a study by scientists from Princeton University, has found that worldwide antibiotic use has risen by 36% over those 10 years, with five countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) — responsible for more than three-quarters of that surge. Among the 16 groups of antibiotics studied, cephalosporins, broad-spectrum penicillins and fluoroquinolones accounted for more than half of that increase, with consumption rising 55% from 2000 to 2010.
During this period, India's antibiotic use went up from eight billion units (2001) to 12.9 billion units (2010).
The study quantifies the growing alarm surrounding antibiotic-resistant pathogens and a loss of efficacy among antibiotics used to combat the most common illnesses. It confirms an increasing resistance to carbapenems and polymixins, two classes of drugs long considered the last resort antibiotics for illnesses without any other known treatment.
"Indians consume around 11 antibiotic tablets per year," Ramanan Laxminarayan, one of the authors of the study, told TOI. "That's five days of antibiotics for every person in the country, which is more than the Chinese or Brazilians. An average Chinese popped seven antibiotic pills a year. However, both India and China's numbers are lesser than the Americans who on average pop 22 antibiotic pills a year. The paper confirms that global use of antibiotics is surging and specially in India." .... (contd.)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-is-the-worlds-largest-consumer-of-antibiotics/articleshow/38348426.cms
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Re: India is the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Jul 14, 2014 2:05 pm
You can buy any antibiotics from any pharmacy like OTC. It is defacto "Vitamin pill" for people and docs who want to prescribe SOMETHING to their patients who pay them Rs 150 to 200 for a ear ache.
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