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.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Sinusitis - FDA vs. Physicians

The Infectious Diseases Society of America just released updated guidelines for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis in adults and ch...

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

ANTIBIOTIC MARKETS AND SPLU - GUEST BLOGGER – LEW BARRETT

Logo of the . (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Lew Barrett is an old friend and coll...

Friday, March 9, 2012

The Infectious Diseases Society Steps Up!

Image via Wikipedia Yesterday was a big day for news on the antibiotics front. The Infectious Diseases Society of Ameri...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Antibiotics, FDA and PDUFA

Image via Wikipedia The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (fondly known as PDUFA) is apparently up for renewal by our do-nothing congress. T...

Friday, February 24, 2012

Groundhog Day - Urinary Tract Infection at the FDA

Cover via Amazon Image via Wikipedia Its Groundhog Day at the FDA! Urinary tract infections and intraabdominal infections are key indicati...

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Antibiotic Breakpoints, FDA, CLSI, EUCAST etc.

One of the most important issues in the development and marketing of a new antibiotic is the breakpoint that is ultimately assigned by the r...

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Speaking of Antibiotic Task Forces

In my last blog I reviewed a number of committees and taskforces on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in which I have partici...

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