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, November 24, 2019

Antibiotics - Innovation or Clinical Utility?

Lately I have become intrigued with the word, innovation. Innovation is used a criterion for funding grants, for status in reviews of our...

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The CDC's Report on Antibiotic Resistant Threats in the US

This is Antibiotic Awareness week. The US Centers for Disease Control just released their new report , Antibiotic Resistant Threats in...

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Echo Chamber

I just finished writing a commentary for Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy entitled, The Economic Conundrum for Antibacterials. You ...

Monday, September 23, 2019

It's the Resistance, Stupid!

This is not the MRSA pandemic, ladies and gentlemen. Lets take a look at the MRSA pandemic. In US hospitals, even today (latest CDC data ...

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Stuart Levy - A Giant in the Fight Against Resistance is Gone

Stuart Levy passed away last week after a long illness. He was a friend, not a close friend, and a colleague. I hadn’t spoken with him ...

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Incentives from Medicare?

The key problem for many struggling with the treatment of resistant infections and a paltry pipeline of new antibiotics has been the lack...

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Expert Societies Need to Step Up

I have a modest proposal that comes from my recent discussions with Brad Spellberg, Lew Barrett and John Rex. I am grateful to all three of...

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