In a significant move to tackle the escalating concern of antibiotic resistance , the Indian Union Health Ministry has instructed doctors to specify the reason when prescribing antibiotics . Furthermore, all doctors in medical colleges are instructed to obligatorily mention the exact indication/reason/justification when prescribing antimicrobials in a communication. This directive also extends to pharmacists, urging them to adhere to Schedule H and H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, selling antibiotics solely with valid prescriptions, necessitating the importance of retail sales only upon the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner.
The move emphasizes the importance of doctors explicitly stating the indication when prescribing antimicrobials to promote judicious use and mitigate the emergence of antimicrobial resistance . The aim is also to cease the over-the-counter sale…
