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ANTI-LEPROTIC DRUGS:
MULTI-DRUG REGIMEN IN LEPRSOY:
For Paucibacillary Leprosy (PBL):
Daily – Dapsone 100 mg (unsupervised)
Monthly – Rifampicin 600 mg (supervised)
Duration: 6 months
For Multibacillary Leprosy (MBL):
Daily – Dapsone 100 mg + Clofazamine 50 mg (unsupervised)
Monthly – Rifampicin 600 mg + Clofazamine 300 mg (supervised)
Duration: 1 yr
Formula : D / R for paucibacillary and DC / RC for …

OBJECTIVES

To Define Antibiotic Resistance.
To Discuss Various Factors Affecting Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic & Antibiotic Resistance
• Antibiotic: any of various chemical substances,produced by various microorganisms, esp. fungi, or made synthetically and capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganism.
• People may exhibit allergic reactions to antibiotics, but they are not resistant to them. It is the bacteria themselves, not the infected host, which become resistant.
Antibiotic Resistance
 Antibiotic …

Anabolic steroids or anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are synthetic forms of the male sex hormone testosterone. They mimic the effects of the male steroids testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue (especially in muscles). Taking doses 10 to 100 times the amount prescribed by doctors for various illnesses promotes larger muscles …

The world entered into 20th century with only one drug “aspirin”. Then there were discoveries and development of drugs like chloroquine, streptomycin, isoniazid, oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), anti-diabetics, cardiovascular drugs (CSVs), etc. The concept of Essential Medicines arose from countries like Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Cuba. Essential medicines are simply drugs used for treating widespread health problems.
WHO Definition of Essential …