Popping an antibiotic, WAIT !!! WHO has something to say...

1. WHO seeks to curb the menace of drug resistance.
   

2. Rs.1000 Cr annual sale of antibiotics in India.

3. 7lakh deaths each year attributed to drug resistance.
   

4. Over 50% of antibiotics used inappropriately at many places, leading to antimicrobial resistance.
   

5. 24 lakh people could be forced to extreme poverty because of antimicrobial resistance*
   

6. 75% Indians think I correctly that cold and flu can be treated by antibiotics.*
   

7. Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a major risk in India.
   

8. Unnecessary prescriptions and misuse of antibiotics are causing drug resistance to several critical diseases.

9. Source: Times of India