Santanu Kumar Tripathi

TL;DR: The survey revealed low procurement prices and poor availability in the public sector, and the majority of the population purchased medicines from private pharmacies, where generics were usually available although prices of certain medicines were high.

TL;DR: Frequent use of antibiotics, irrational fixed dose combinations and preparations of uncertain efficacy, inadequate labelling of dispensed drugs and lack of access to standard tools for rational drug use such as locally adapted essential drugs list, formularies and standard treatment guidelines were some of the problematic prescribing and dispensing trends identified through this survey.

TL;DR: Clinical and epidemiological features found in patients presenting with OP poisoning showed that majority of the patients were of young age with females outnumbering males and poisoning with suicidal intent was more common than accidental.

TL;DR: Multivariate analysis showed high AAR and delayed antibiotic therapy might be associated with fatality among Indian patients with leptospirosis.

TL;DR: The findings indicate poor knowledge and awareness of antibiotic use and functions among informal health providers, and dissonance between knowledge and practices among allopathic doctors.