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Sun Sep 29 13:17:23 PDT 2013

From: .ReAct Group <news at reactgroup.org>

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INDIA ANNOUNCES TOUGHER RULES FOR OTC ANTIBIOTIC SALES

The Indian government has tightened regulation of sales of over the counter
(OTC) antibiotics following widespread domestic and global concern over
growing antibiotic resistance in the country.

In late August this year the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
through an official notification, brought 24 antibiotics under a new
‘Schedule H1’ category of drugs, whose sale without a doctor’s prescription
could attract significant penalties. Pharmacists now have to document
details of the patient, the actual drug and the prescriber in a separate
register, subject to regular inspections by drug control officials.

Read more on reactgroup.org/news<http://www.reactgroup.org/news/332/18.html>

FINAL REPORT FROM SYDNEY CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL MEDICINES POLICIES NOW
AVAILABLE

27 September 2013

More than 230 participants came together for the Asia Pacific Conference on
National Medicines Policies (APCNMP) in Sydney in May 2012 to share
progress in implementing National Medicines Policies in the Asia Pacific
region. The final report of this conference and the session summaries are
now available.

Read more on reactgroup.org/news<http://www.reactgroup.org/news/331/18.html>

FIRST MEETING OF THE WHO ADVISORY GROUP ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

24 September 2013

As part of its core functions, WHO has called together a Strategic and
Technical Advisory Group (STAG) to review and help shape a global strategy
to tackle the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and to
advise WHO on the coordination role it should be playing in the fight
against AMR. The first meeting of the STAG group was held on September 19.

Read more on reactgroup.org/news<http://www.reactgroup.org/news/329/18.html>

CDC´S FIRST REPORT ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE THREATS IN THE US

18 September 2013

Every year, more than two million people in the United States get
infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die
as a result, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Read more on reactgroup.org/news<http://www.reactgroup.org/news/330/18.html>

RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

25 September 2013

*Resistance in the News is an arbitrary selection of articles with
 relevance to antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use that have come to
 our attention lately.The articles have been published in various internet
media and on-line scientific journals. The list is by no means complete
 and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the ReAct network.*

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*WHO: ”Antimicrobial resistance: conserving life-saving medicines takes
everyone’s help” – *WHO lists current areas of action, in conjunction to
convening a new Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) -
WHO<http://www.who.int/features/2013/amr_conserving_medicines/en/index.html>,
with info on STAG <http://www.who.int/drugresistance/stag/en/index.html>;
welcoming speech<http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2013/stag_amr_20130919/en/index.html>to
STAG by DG Dr Margaret Chan; see also recent interview with Dr Keiji
Fukuda, WHO Assistant Director-General, on the AMR threat, titled "The
dangers of hubris on human health - the rapid emergence of antimicrobial
drug resistance <http://www.who.int/drugresistance/en/>" (video link on
site)

*Sweden
**- MRSA outbreak closed down neonatal ICU *of Karolinska – totally six
cases found, none ill; ICU now opens again – Svenska
Dagbladet<http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/bakterier-stanger-neonatalavdelning_8536386.svd>,
and Aftonbladet<http://www.aftonbladet.se/senastenytt/ttnyheter/inrikes/article17513063.ab>

- *Study showing people living closer to /pig/ farms in US run greater risk
of MRSA *is now also in SwedishDagens
Medicin<http://www.dagensmedicin.se/vetenskap/infektion/svingodslad-aker-kopplas-till-mrsa/>,
and in Swedish TV
News<http://www.svt.se/nyheter/vetenskap/intensivt-jordbruk-kopplat-till-antibiotikaresistens>(see
previous Scan for US press, original in
JAMA <http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1738717>)

*Thailand – ”Tighten watch on drug sales”; *they go up in rainy season
– Bangkok
Post<http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/370762/tighten-watch-on-drug-sales>

*US – the CDC **Report<http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/p0916-untreatable.html>
** on ABR theats *(of last week)* *is now highlighted in Cuban
AlDia<http://boletinaldia.sld.cu/aldia/2013/09/19/bacterias-resistentes-causan-23-000-muertes-al-ano/>,
Greek Enet <http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=386507>,
Eurosurveillance<http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20588>;
and a telebriefing with CDC Director Frieden is on
CDC<http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/t0916_health-threats.html>,
and telling a story at
CNN<http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/20/health/disease-outbreak-risk-frieden/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular>

*Denmark – 77% of slaughtered swine carried MRSA in 2012; *up from 44% in
2011. Press release from
SSI/DANMAP<http://www.danmap.org/Downloads/%7E/media/Projekt%20sites/Danmap/Press%20releases/DANMAP_2012_presse_MRSA_DK.ashx>;
also in Swedish
Sydsvenskan<http://www.sydsvenskan.se/danmark/mrsa-sprids-snabbt-i-danmark/>,
and in German AgrarHeute<http://www.agrarheute.com/daenemark-77-prozent-mrsa-positive-schlachtschweine>;
and among people, the figures increased by 20% between 2011 and 2012 -
SSI<http://www.ssi.dk/Aktuelt/Nyheder/2013/2013_09_Danmap_MRSA.aspx>,
and in Danish press:
JV<http://www.jv.dk/artikel/1615779:Indland--Flere-bliver-smittede-med-stafylokokker?rss>

*Brazil – contact tracing after three cases of NDM-1 *in Rio de Janeiro – G1
Globo<http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/09/secretaria-monitora-unidades-do-rj-onde-houve-casos-da-superbacteria.html>

*UK – the Five Year AMR Strategy *is highlighted by ReAct

*Canada – study shows MRSA pneumonia *in Canada carries high mortality, but
is relatively rare* – *PLOS
one<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075171>
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