Nigeria: Paracetamol, Ibuprofen fuelling antibiotic resistance — Study

Researchers, in a new study, have reported that widely used painkillers, ibuprofen and paracetamol, are fuelling one of the world’s biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance.

They suggested that older people were most at risk because they are more likely to be prescribed multiple medications, not just antibiotics, but also drugs for pain, sleep, or blood pressure, making it an ideal breeding ground for resistant bacteria to thrive in their gut.

In the first study of its kind,…