Antimicrobial stewardship program activities in India: an appraisal

Human antimicrobial misuse/overuse/irrational use is one of the main drivers resistance (AMR) and in presence a rapidly drying up antibiotic pipeline, it becomes imperative that we learn to antibiotics judiciously responsibly. In 2010, India was adjudicated be world’s largest consumer hence curbing injudicious must. Antibiotic abuse happens due common fallacies such as belief broad spectrum are “safer” failure distinguish between bacterial infections non-bacterial non-infectious syndromes. addition, for durations longer than necessary, redundant cover (like double gram negative or anaerobic cover) treatment colonizers contaminants also constitute inappropriate use. A stewardship program implementing rational mandatory curb irrational Antimicrobial defined set coordinated interventions designed measure improve appropriate by promoting selection optimal choice, dose, duration route which turn lead improved patient outcomes decreased adverse effects.