Systemic antibiotic sales and WHO recommendations, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse sales of fixed-dose combination and single antibiotics in India in relation to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and national regulatory efforts to control antibiotic sales.

Methods

We extracted data on sales volumes of systemic antibiotics in India from a market research company sales database. We compared the market share of antibiotic sales in 2020 by WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch and Reserve) category and for those under additional national regulatory controls. We also analysed sales of fixed-dose combinations that were: formally approved for marketing or had a no-objection certificate; on the national essential medicines list; and on the WHO list of not-recommended antibiotics.

Findings

There were 78 single and 112 fixed-dose combina

SUBMITTER: Mehta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature