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After Zavante deal, Nabriva is poised to launch two first-in-class antibiotics
GlobalData Healthcare
August 20, 2018
On July 24, Nabriva Therapeutics announced the acquisition of Zavante Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing treatments for the infections that threaten hospitalized patients.
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Novartis pulls out of antibiotics, cuts 140 staff
pharmafile
July 17, 2018
Novartis has announced that it is to terminate its research operations into antibiotics and antivirals in a reorganisation effort that will see 140 staff cut from the company.
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Gov’t launches £10 antimicrobial research competition
pharmatimes
July 12, 2018
The government has launched a £10 million research competition to encourage the development of novel approaches to combating antimicrobial resistance and improving infection prevention and control.
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NICE advises restricted use of antibiotics for COPD
pharmatimes
July 11, 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is advising healthcare professionals to restrict use of antibiotics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Antibiotics may treat drug-resistant bacterial infections
pharmaceutical-technology
April 11, 2018
An international research team has discovered a class of antibiotics, odilorhabdins (ODLs), that could treat drug-resistant or hard-to-treat bacterial infections.
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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 08, 2018
Improper use of antibiotics may have an unintended consequence of hampering cancer treatments…
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Antibiotics sold in India pose global superbug threat
financialexpress
February 06, 2018
India has among the highest rates globally of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption
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NICE urges curbing the use of antibiotics for sore throats
pharmafile
January 29, 2018
In a study published by the BMJ a few years ago, it was found that antibiotics were prescribed in 60% of cases when a patient visited a doctor regarding a sore throat.
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Plant-virus Resistant Cytosinpeptidemycin: The Chinese Goods among Agricultural Antibiotics
Jinsenshui
January 24, 2018
As a fermentation product of microbes, Cytosinpeptidemycin belongs to a cytosine nucleoside peptide antiviral antibiotic, and is mainly used in agriculture in China.
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The “Love and Hatred” between Antibiotics and Drug-resistant Bacteria
en-cphi.cn
November 28, 2017
November 13-19, 2017 are the World Antibiotic Awareness Week determined by WTO. Antibiotics are essential resources for human health, however, their misuse is accelerating the emergence of bacteria resistant to their action, and deeply threatens the contr