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.…
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.…
New antibiotics for skin infections get seal of approval from European Medicines Agency Three new antibiotics to treat serious skin infections have been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency.…
Tetracycline causing tooth discolouration not a trivial matterYour CPD article on re-implanting an avulsed tooth ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;294:56) states that antibiotics should be prescribed. Although the reference given does indeed state that tetracycline can be prescribed, it goes on to remind the reader that most jurisdictions do not ad…
Researchers unearth novel antibiotic without detectable resistance Researchers using an innovative process have discovered a new antibiotic with properties that appear to prevent the development of resistance.…
Verapamil increases anti-tuberculosis activity of bedaquiline Researchers have shown that giving bedaquiline along with the calcium channel blocker verapamil can result in more potent antibacterial effects.…