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• Invert_DOG_about_centre_O 12 Nov 2023 15:05 UTC

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  in reply to: DavidMcK’s comment on: In­tro­duc­ing ARMoR—A CE In­cu­bated Char­ity Tack­ling An­timicro­bial Resistance

  Thanks. Could you please share the policies you mention?

• Invert_DOG_about_centre_O 19 Oct 2023 14:40 UTC

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  on: In­tro­duc­ing ARMoR—A CE In­cu­bated Char­ity Tack­ling An­timicro­bial Resistance

  Do you also plan to try to tackle the problem of antibiotic overdose, which also leads to AMR, and is especially rampant in India?

  For any illness, bacterial or not, doctors in India typically prescribe antibiotics. The reasons for this are largely social; an antibiotic serves to eliminate any bacterial disease if somehow undiagnosed, and patients typically recover from their illnesses within the prescription period, so the doctor is judged “good” by patients. This increases the reputation and hence income of the doctor. Pharmaceutical companies reinforce this system, providing incentives to doctors for them to prescribe their antibiotics.

  This ecosystem would continue to pose significant risks even if novel and better antibiotics are developed, and then made available and affordable in LMICs like India.