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First two antimicrobial drugs funded by NHS subscription payment scheme to be given to patients

The NHS England payment scheme is aimed to incentivise antimicrobial drug innovation.…

Published: 15 June 2022

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MHRA receives Yellow Card reports of viral rebound in people treated with Paxlovid

Exclusive: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said the number of reports aligned with that seen in Paxlovid clinical trials.…

Published: 25 May 2022

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Prescribing of antibiotics in young children at highest levels in five years

Data show that rates of antibiotic prescribing in children aged 0–4 years are the highest they have been since December 2017.…

Published: 16 May 2022

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Two new antibiotics may soon be available to patients under ‘subscription-style’ incentive scheme

Commercial discussions have started between NHS England and the manufacturers of cefiderocol and ceftazidime around subscription-style payments for use of the medicines.…

Published: 12 April 2022

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Pandemic plus? The antibiotic resistance lurking in our rivers

With evidence suggesting that UK rivers harbour antibiotic-resistant bacteria, we talk to experts about what should be done to tackle this problem…

Published: 24 March 2022

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Antiseptic as effective as antibiotics in preventing recurrent UTIs, study results suggest

There was just a small numerical difference in urinary tract infection incidence between the daily antibiotic and methenamine hippurate groups.…

Published: 10 March 2022

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Pharmacist antibiotic use doubles after sore throat testing requirement is removed

Data from the Welsh community pharmacy Sore Throat Test and Treat (STTT) service show that antibiotic prescribing increased from 27% to 63% during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Published: 21 January 2022

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Hospital to offer test that cuts wait for identifying secondary infection in COVID-19 patients

Results from a study on a DNA test showed it could provide accurate pathogen detection and antibiotic resistance prediction within eight hours.…

Published: 3 December 2021

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Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections fall for first time in five years

A report by the UK Health Security Agency has revealed that the overall proportion of infections resistant to one or more antibiotics in England has risen since 2016.…

Published: 17 November 2021

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Children discharged with pneumonia need only three days of antibiotic treatment, study results suggest

Amoxicillin was found to be no less effective in children receiving the antibiotic for three days than it was in those who took it for seven days.…

Published: 3 November 2021