The Cost of Antibiotic Resistance by IMF Podcasts published on 2014-12-23T14:53:27Z Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine, but their overuse has resulted in more drug–resistant strains of bacteria. As resistance increases, people in poorer countries often can’t afford expensive second-line drugs. Ramanan Laxminarayan, Princeton University and director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. Genre Health