Pharmaceuticals
India among worst abusers of antibiotics
19 Sep 2015
The practice of routinely using antibiotics to fatten livestock, as well as doctors prescribing them when they are not indicated, could make India the antibiotic-resistance capital of the world, says a pioneering new study
India’s drug board brings cheer to animal lovers
09 Sep 2015
Almost paradoxically, India’s animal lovers and its pharmaceutical industry – often at loggerheads – may both have cause for cheer, thanks to a recent recommendation by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) against “repeat animal testing”
