The State Drugs Control department will launch Operation Amrith (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total Health) to check antibiotics abuse in the State.
This initiative will be implemented with public participation. People can pass on information on pharmacies selling antibiotics without prescription to the Drugs Control department, a statement issued by the office of the Health Minister said on Friday on Friday. This initiative will be an example of participatory antimicrobial stewardship, wherein the public can play a major role.
A special squad deployed by the Drugs Control department will be covertly monitoring the sale of antibiotics.
