Antibiotic Prescription Are Death Certificates

drugsExcess and regular use of antibiotic results in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) which kills 700,000 people each year. And if we fail to address the issue then AMR will kill 300 million people worldwide by 2050.

AMR is the ability of bacteria to fight the antibiotics, bacteria changes its self to resist the antibiotic.

These alarming figures were quoted by Dr. Ejaz who is the chief pediatrician at Shifa International Hospital. He said that overuse and misuse is threatening the effectiveness of antibiotics.

Other speakers also highlighted that there should be control on drug prescription. Antibiotic should only be prescribed when needed, and that too in right amount. Right now most of the drug prescription are death certificates.

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