The World Health Organisation clearly states the sexually transmitted infection (STI) may become even more resistant to the recommended treatments like azithromycin

As part of the new project, Indian and British experts will sample and model two contrasting river networks in India the Musi river in Hyderabad, which has high concentrations of antibiotics released from production facilities, and the less polluted Adyar river in Chennai

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Wockhardt said the two approved new antibiotics, Emrok(IV) & Emrok O are used for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections including diabetic foot infections and concurrent bacteraemia.

Cadila Q4 consolidated net profit declines 22.1% year-on-year to Rs 460 crore, while revenue climbed 15.3 per cent to Rs 3,771.2 crore compared to the same quarter last year

Close to 90 health activists, patient groups and individuals workingtowards the elimination of tuberculosis have called upon Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to make drug resistant TB (DR-TB) drugs affordable byensuring supply of generic drugs

The drug is used in animals to help them remain free of diseases and gain weight.

Those within the industry see this as an important development as the study points to the conjugate vaccine being superior to polysaccharide vaccine.

Its misadventure in India had began in June 2008 with the acquisition of Ranbaxy in an over $4-billion deal (around Rs 20,000 crore then) with the promise of utilising Ranbaxy's resources to become a 'global pharma innovator'.

A short drive from the bustling tech hub of Hyderabad, Medak is the heart of India's antibiotics manufacturing business: a district of about 2.5 million that has become one of the world's largest suppliers of cheap drugs to most markets, including the United States.

The 'Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance' signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, sets out for the first time how governments and industry need to work together.

Till end of November, over 170 inspections were held in India as against over 70 inspection and certainly much less than 100 conducted five years ago by the US regulator in India.

In India, much of the problem stems from misuse of antibiotics. For starters, many of are available across the counter at medical stores, though thankfully of late it is becoming difficult at least in some states - such as Maharashtra - where one needs to produce a valid prescription.

The stock gained after USFDA granted breakthrough qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) drug discovery status to the new antibiotic product of the company.

In an interview with E. Kumar Sharma, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Vice President for Research and Policy at the Public Health Foundation of India, discusses the antibiotics scenario and challenges.

The Indian drug firms have joined the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The good news is that they are steadily moving ahead.