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.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Here They Come!

It looks like the European and (with any luck) the US regulators will just about make it in time . . .maybe. An interesting new...

Thursday, May 10, 2012

FDA REBOOT!!

In nothing less than a remarkable presentation to the Brookings Institution yesterday, Janet Woodcock, Director of CDER at FDA, stated that ...

Friday, May 4, 2012

Culture Wars and Antibiotics

Two weeks ago, a well conceived article was published in Forbes. It discusses the problem of the lack of productivity of large pha...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Antibiotics - Go East!

Asia - Satellite image - PlanetObserver (Photo credit: PlanetObserver ) Where will we find new markets for antibiotics and other pharmaceu...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Limited Population Antibacterial Drug Approval (LPAD)

I am posting this very brief blog today to encourage you to support congressional approval of LPAD . The legislation calls for extended auth...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Shrinking Pfizer is Good for Antibiotics

Logo of Pfizer Incorporated. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Pfizer stock price over 10 years. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) There has been more ta...

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Advice and Consent

The western front of the United States Capitol. The Neoclassical style building is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at th...

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