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[ad_1] The study said there are over 10,000 brands of antibiotics in India.A study has highlighted the excessive use of antibiotics like azithromycin by Indians during and before COVID-19 pandemic. The research, published in Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, said that most of these drugs were not approved by the central drug regulator and called for "significant policy and regulatory reform". The research was published in the reputed journal on September 1. It said that the study is important because inappropriate use of antibiotics is a significant driver of antibiotic resistance in India.The study also said that an overlap in regulatory powers between national and state-level agencies complicate antibiotics availability, sales, and consumption in the country."Although the per-capi...