Need to speed up antibiotic related research: IMA

Published On 2017-01-18 04:47 GMT   |   Update On 2017-01-18 04:47 GMT

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) said there was a need to speed up antibiotic related research for developing new drugs as antibiotic resistance was emerging as a global threat.


"Spurious use of antibiotics has resulted in several important life-saving drugs becoming obsolete. There is a need to speed up and support research on new drug molecules and drug targets. The idea of re-purposing old antibiotics also merits more attention," Dr K K Aggarwal, National President of IMA said.


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