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How does pharma contribute to medicinal contaminants in water?
Pharmaceutical manufacturing can lead to the contamination of water ways and supply. Here, the ultimate effects from pharma’s role in environmental pollution is examined.
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Limiting antibiotic manufacturing discharge in Indian wastewater
During the manufacture of antibiotics, residues can contaminate the environment through wastewater, leading to antimicrobial resistance. However, a new government initiative in India aims to prevent this by regulating effluent.
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Global collaboration formed to develop novel treatment regimens for TB
The Project to Accelerate New Treatments for Tuberculosis (PAN-TB collaboration) was devised to create transformative regimens for TB treatment, irrespective of drug resistance status.
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Treating multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium abscessus: three’s a charm
Researchers at Aston University and Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK, have discovered a highly effective three-drug approach to treat Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus), a notoriously drug-resistant pathogen that affects up to 13 percent of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the UK.
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Colour-changing bandages can release antibiotics and prevent resistant microbes
Research has developed bandages which change colour and release antibiotics and/or reactive oxygen species in response to an infected wound which could curb the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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Lack of new antibiotics threatens battle against drug-resistant infections, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new reports which state that a lack of innovation in new antibiotic development is undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections.
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Pharmaceutical residues risks need to be evaluated, says report
A new report has said the majority of the active ingredients used in pharmaceuticals have never been evaluated for environmental risks.
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FDA approves Helicobacter pylori infection treatment
The US FDA has granted approval for the marketing authorisation of Talicia, intended to treat adults with H. pylori infection.
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UK government invests in global partnership to treat gonorrhoea
The UK government will invest £3.5 million to help develop new antibitoic treatments for gonorrhoea and make them available to low- and middle-income countries.
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Concept discovered for fabricating nanomeshes as drug delivery system
The fight against antibiotic resistance could be improved with the discovery of a concept for fabricating nanomeshes as a drug delivery system.
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Developing new antibiotics – essential research should not be a question of money
Why has the pharma industry and its talents lost interest in developing new antibiotics?
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Global cephalosporin drugs market projected to rise 3.34 percent
The worldwide trade of the cephalosporin class of antibiotics will increase to $14.1 billion by the end of 2025.
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Three pharma companies accused of breaking competition law
The CMA alleges that a pharmaceutical company agreed to buy equal quantities of a pill from two drug suppliers, breaking competition law.
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NHS to launch subscription service to encourage R&D
The NHS is set to launch a new payment method for antibiotic development to incentivise pharmaceutical companies.
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Combination therapy ‘favourable’ in long-term acne treatment
According to Rutgers researchers, physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term acne treatment in favour of a combination of therapies.
