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Letter To EditorJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Community MedicineVol. 2 | Issue 1 | 2015 | pp. 29Open access
Irrational use of antibiotics in India: Time to work together
- 1*
- 1 Vice President and Member of working committee, Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services Association (UPPMSA), Jaunpur, U.P, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Correspondence: Dr. M. Rafeeque, MBBS, MD
Vice President and Member of working committee, Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services Association (UPPMSA), Jaunpur, U.P, INDIA.
Email: rafeequefarooqui@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2015 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Dec 22, 2015
- Received:
- Oct 17, 2015
- Accepted:
- Dec 1, 2015
How to cite
MD, D. M. R. M. (2015). Irrational use of antibiotics in India: Time to work together. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 2(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.5530.jppcm.2016.1.6
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is the major public health problem in India due to higher incidence of inappropriate use of antibiotics.[1] India has been reported as a country with one of the number of tropical infectious disease. Recent reports have shown an inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents against these diseases, which has led to increase in microbial resistance.[2,3]
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Article metadata
| Title | Irrational use of antibiotics in India: Time to work together |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dr. M. Rafeeque, MBBS, MD |
| Affiliations | Vice President and Member of working committee, Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services Association (UPPMSA), Jaunpur, U.P, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | rafeequefarooqui@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, Issue 1 (2015) |
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