How the pharmaceutical industry is contributing to antimicrobial resistance Through poor practices, the pharmaceutical industry is adding to the problem of antimicrobial resistance instead of helping to solve it.…
Newborn deaths cut by cleaning umbilical stump with chlorhexidine, study finds Chlorhexidine applied to the umbilical cord of newborns reduces the risk of infection of the umbilical stump by 50% and neonatal mortality by 12%, review finds.…
AstraZeneca spins out early-stage R&D for antibiotic compoundsAstraZeneca is creating a standalone subsidiary to work exclusively on early-stage antibiotics research and development, the company has announced.…
US FDA approves antibiotic combination with new beta-lactamase inhibitor The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new intravenous antibacterial product, Avycaz, which contains ceftazidime and a new beta-lactamase inhibitor, avibactam.…
US$2bn global innovation fund proposed to tackle antimicrobial resistance A worldwide innovation fund worth up to US$2bn could be set up to encourage the pharmaceutical industry to search for and develop new classes of antibiotics.…
Pharmacist’s team wins £50,000 innovation prize for antibiotic prescribing app Microbiology app that assists antibiotic prescribing wins national award.…
Viral cell entry holds clue to effective treatment of Ebola Scientists have identified an important pathway used by the Ebola virus to gain entry into cells that may lead to new therapeutic approaches.…
App wins infection control category of NHS Innovation Challenge AwardsA smartphone app that offers up-to-date antibiotic prescribing advice to hospital doctors has won the infection control category in the annual NHS Innovation Challenge Awards.…
Pharmaceutical industry should turn back to nature The pharmaceutical industry’s move away from natural sources in drug discovery is short-sighted.…
Rolling out hepatitis C treatments will be costly The new generation of heptatitis C antivirals is highly effective, but the drugs’ expense will put pressure on healthcare providers.…