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Approval of new antibiotic by Cubist to help in $100 trillion global fight
2014-12-22 17:40:08| Biotech - Topix.net
Friday's FDA approval of the latest new antibiotic by Cubist Pharmaceuticals is a step toward combating a problem estimated to kill 10 million people and cost $100 trillion globally by 2050. Late Friday, U.S. regulators gave the nod to Zerbaxa, formerly known by the generic name of ceftolozane/tazobactam, for the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections caused by certain so-called Gram-negative bacteria, typically considered among the hardest to kill.
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Antibiotic Resistance is a Gut Reaction for Some Bacteria
2014-12-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Scientists from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how certain gut bacteria can protect themselves and others in the gut from antibiotics.
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FDA OKs Cubist antibiotic for serious infections
2014-12-20 02:18:07| Biotech - Topix.net
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new combination medicine to fight complex infections in the abdomen and urinary tract, the fourth antibiotic the agency has approved this year. The approval of Zerbaxa is the second antibiotic approval this year for Cubist Pharmaceuticals, which agreed earlier this month to be acquired for $8.4 billion by the world's fourth-biggest drug maker, Merck & Co.
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Drug Cost Analytics Software aids antibiotic stewardship.
2014-12-16 14:32:24| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Drug Cost Opportunity Analytics offers Antibiotic Analytics Dashboard, which accelerates process by which pharmacists analyze antibiotic use trends and identify opportunities to improve antibiotic stewardship efforts. Dashboard tracks and benchmarks antibiotic selection and use over time, by Defined Daily Dose or Days of Therapy; evaluates susceptibility and resistance patterns; then determines best pharmaceutical agent for each hospital's specific patient population.
Denmark Calls for European Approach on Antibiotic Resistance
2014-12-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EUROPE - In today's globalised world, it is not enough that for the Danes alone to minimise the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, say a leading Danish doctor and pig specialist in a joint statement.
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