India Overuses Strong Antibiotics, Underuses First-Line Drugs

India is using too many strong antibiotics and not enough of the safer ones recommended for common infections.

This is worrying because overusing strong antibiotics can make future infections harder to treat.

The problem is partly because patients and doctors often prefer these stronger medicines for quick recovery, and partly because the healthcare system isn't working well enough to ensure the right medicine reaches the right patient.

Additionally, antibiotics are also used a lot in livestock and agriculture, which adds to the problem.

This overuse is making bacteria resistant to common drugs, making infections more difficult and expensive to treat.