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The economic costs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are higher than the sales price of most popular antibiotics, according to a recent MORU/IDDO study. Curbing the unnecessary use of antibiotics is key to dealing with the AMR issue head on, particularly in SE Asia, which has the highest rates of AMR and a big, informal medicine dispensing sector that aggravates the AMR problem. ©2018 MORU/Wellcome.

The economic costs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are higher than the sales price of most popular antibiotics, according to a recent MORU/IDDO study. Curbing the unnecessary use of antibiotics is key to dealing with the AMR issue head on, particularly in SE Asia, which has the highest rates of AMR and a big, informal medicine dispensing sector that aggravates the AMR problem. ©2018 MORU/Wellcome.

Study details high hidden economic costs of antibiotic consumption

IDDO/ Mehul Dhorda

Credit: IDDO/ Mehul Dhorda

Study analyses AMR networks in low- and middle-income countries