Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today claimed that more than 70 percent of the antibiotics prescribed in the valley by doctors are given unnecessarily that breeds resistant bacteria which are killing patients.
“Doctors prescribe antibiotics to patients when they are not needed,” DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan said in the statement.
He said antibiotics are given for viral infections against which they have no effect and these drugs find their way in prescriptions for viral diarrhea, sore throat, ear and sinus discharge.
Dr Nisar said inappropriate use of antibiotics has turned hospitals into breeding grounds for deadly bugs that are resistant to all antibiotics. “Not only the improper use has helped microbes to evolve into resistant bugs, but patients are needlessly put at risk of serious side effects of antibiotics.
He informed that misuse of antibiotics wipes body’s good bacteria that are contributing to chronic conditions like obesity, asthma and cancer.
“Prescription audit, standard treatment protocols and ban on over-the-counter sale of antibiotics will help to save some of these life-saving drugs,” he added.
He further added that with no antibiotics cancer chemotherapy, organ transplantation and even simple surgery will become impossible and we will be facing a future where cough or cut can kill a person.
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