Archive · 29 Sep 2025
India Bans 34 Medicines in Livestock to Curb Drug Resistance
Imagine bacteria becoming super strong, like they don't get sick from medicine anymore.
This happens when we overuse medicine in animals, and then we eat the animals.
The Indian government is stopping this by banning certain medicines for animals like cows and chickens.
These medicines can make the bacteria in the animals resistant to medicine.
This ban is to protect humans.
This move helps India match what other places like Europe are already doing.
This will make sure the medicines work when we need them.
India banned 34 antimicrobial medicines for livestock use.
The ban aims to reduce antimicrobial resistance in humans.
The decision covers 15 antibiotics, 18 antivirals, and one antiprotozoal.
The move aligns India's regulations with those of the EU.
The ban is implemented under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940.
- Who
- Indian government
- What
- Banned 34 antimicrobial medicines for livestock use
- When
- Notification dated 23 September 2025, reported in May 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To curb antimicrobial resistance in humans and align with international standards.
- Action
- Banned import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of 34 antimicrobial medicines for animal use
- Purpose
- Curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans
- Medicines Banned
- 15 antibiotics, 18 antivirals, and 1 antiprotozoal
- Legal Basis
- Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- Aligns with
- EU regulations