Drug resistance

New antibiotic effective against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative UTI

A new antibiotic designed to overcome multi-drug resistance is at least as effective as the current standard of care in complicated urinary tract infection, according to trial results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.…

UK antibiotic consumption twice that of the Netherlands, WHO report finds

Antibiotic consumption varies hugely in different parts of the world, suggesting overuse in some cases and limited access in others, a report from the World Health Organization has found.…

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for over 33,000 deaths in Europe in 2015, study finds

Infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria accounted for over 33,000 deaths across Europe in 2015, researchers from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have calculated.…

Point-of-care testing can support antimicrobial stewardship

Researchers say the integration of point-of-care testing could help identify lower-risk patients in hospitals and subsequently reduce antibiotic use.…

Antibiotic consumption in England has fallen by 6% in past five years, report shows

Between 2014/2015 and 2017/2018, there were 3.7 million fewer antibiotic prescriptions dispensed from community pharmacies in England, according to the fifth annual report of the English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance.…

Antimicrobial resistance must be ‘top five priority’ for government, MPs say

Tackling antimicrobial resistance needs to be firmly established as a ‘top five policy priority’ for the government in order to help prevent the worldwide loss of modern medicine.…

Government provides £32m for innovative antimicrobial resistance research

Up to £32m of funding will be awarded to the NHS, universities and research organisations for research into antimicrobial resistance, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced. …

Antimicrobial resistance campaign to include all community pharmacies

Community pharmacists have been given a role to play in a national campaign by Public Health England to fight antimicrobial resistance.…

Pharmacists given funding to tackle global antimicrobial resistance

The government will ring fence £1.34m to support UK pharmacists and nurses working to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.…

Pharmacists have critical role in protecting antibiotics by encouraging self-care, GRIP symposium says

Community pharmacists are central to reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections, according to Martin Duerden, a GP and honorary senior research fellow at Bangor University, Wales.…