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AuroMedics Ampicillin and Sulbactam for Injection lot recalled over glass particles

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AuroMedics Pharma is voluntarily recalling one lot of Ampicillin and Sulbactam for Injection USP, 1.5 g in a Single-Dose vial (equivalent to 1 g ampicillin as the sodium salt plus 0.5 g Sulbactam as the...

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Investigational drug, Plazomicin, for treating multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections gets FDA Priority Review

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Achaogen, Inc.,  a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative antibacterials addressing multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections, announced this week that the U.S. Food and...

Group A Streptococci, colored yellow, are the most common culprits in bacterial upper respiratory infections. The Georgia Tech researchers suggest finding alternatives to broader spectrum antibiotics to take care of such ailments in order to preserve antibiotic effectiveness longer for more extreme infections. Image/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Reserve antibiotics for really serious conditions: Georgia Tech researchers

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Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin, and with the stroke of a pen, help diminish public health and your own future health by helping bacteria evolve...

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Linezolid injection recalled due to mold contamination

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the recall of a common antibiotic due to mold contamination. AuroMedics Pharma is voluntarily recalling one lot of Linezolid Injection 600mg/300mL...

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Malaria treatment: Eli Lilly announces discontinuation of IV quinidine

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Smallpox drug: NDA submitted to FDA

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SIGA Technologies, Inc. today announced the submission of its New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the oral formulation of TPOXX® (tecovirimat). TPOXX was developed...

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Fake drugs: 10 percent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit

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An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from WHO. This means that people are taking medicines...

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Malaria drug: GSK seeks FDA approval of single-dose tafenoquine to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria

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GSK and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today announced the submission of a new drug application (NDA) by GSK to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking approval of single-dose...

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Single-Pill, Two-Drug HIV treatment, JULUCA®, receives FDA nod

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Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP (Janssen), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved JULUCA®, the first, complete, single-pill, two-drug regimen...

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Chloroquine shows promise as Zika virus treatment: Research

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A new collaborative study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and UC San Diego School of Medicine has found that a medication used to prevent and treat malaria...