Combination of enmetazobactam, invented by scientists associated with Chennai-based pharma firm Orchid Pharma in 2008, and antibiotic cefipime is used to treat severe bacterial infection.
Govt’s moves to curb irrational fixed-dose combinations may have been insufficient & lack enforcement, say researchers. Study published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice.
In Pharma, Gerald Posner writes about how an unlikely trio working for a small US company called Lederle discovered Aureomycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic in 1948.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
This is a global threat and in countries like India where people are just not aware about how abusing anti microbial drugs can lead to this threat of drug resistant bacteria which only makes the society more vulnerable.
As the economy grows, more people will become dependent on such medicines. Generally I don’t promote “alternative treatments” but for simple cough or fever, please stick to Ayurveda.
Btw I have no issues with alternative treatments like Ayurveda but it cannot be the lone option for treating serious illnesses. Ayurveda is a better lifestyle choice than a treatment option.
This is a global threat and in countries like India where people are just not aware about how abusing anti microbial drugs can lead to this threat of drug resistant bacteria which only makes the society more vulnerable.
As the economy grows, more people will become dependent on such medicines. Generally I don’t promote “alternative treatments” but for simple cough or fever, please stick to Ayurveda.
Btw I have no issues with alternative treatments like Ayurveda but it cannot be the lone option for treating serious illnesses. Ayurveda is a better lifestyle choice than a treatment option.