Antibiotics - The Perfect Storm

We need new antibiotics to fight infections caused by resistant bacteria. But the marketplace, the structure of the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory agencies, and difficult science are conspiring to deny us the products we need. This blog will present perspectives and developments in the fight for new antibiotics.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Antibiotics in 2020 - A Vision - Reporting from the Pew Charitable Trust

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Image via Wikipedia This is the first installment from a fascinating meeting at Pew Charitable Trust, September 22, 2011 .  ·       Reve...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hope from ICAAC 2011

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Image via Wikipedia Hello out there in blog-land.  I am writing from the 51 st ICAAC here in Chicago.  David Livermore gave an opening add...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

BARDA "Pushes" the Envelope

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In several previous blogs , I noted how important funding Phase III trials would be to incentivize the industry to work on new antibiotics. ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Conundrum

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I have been invited to participate in a meeting later in September  where the FDA, congressional staffers, the pharmaceutical industry large...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Dysfunctional Large Pharma

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In the July 28 edition of Fortune magazine online there is a fascinating report b y Peter Elkind and Jennifer Reingold with Doris Burke on...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

FDA Guidance for Antibiotic Development - A Cautionary Note

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As I understand it, the FDA will soon be releasing a series of new Draft Guidance documents for the development of antibioti...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Points of View on Antibiotic Development: FDA and Infectious Diseases Clinicians

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                                      In the current issue of Clinical Investigation ,  four interviews foc...
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