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Avet recalls tetracycline HCl capsules to consumer level
The company announced the voluntary recall is due to low, out of specification dissolution test results in specific batches of its tetracycline products.
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‘Cocktail’ of pharmaceuticals identified in Bangladeshi waters
A study of both city and rural water sources identified antimicrobials at every site and suggests the contamination could be causing the emergence of treatment-resistant microbes.
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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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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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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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Demand for containment facilities and manufacturing to grow
The market for containment facilities and containment manufacturing will increase in the future, due to a growing demand for oncology treatments.
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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.
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Big pharma accused of no action on antibiotic threat
The pharmaceutical industry needs to match words with action on researching new antibiotics to address the threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs...
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‘Alarming’ percentage of families share leftover antibiotics
A study has found that an alarming number of families share leftover antibiotics between siblings, parents and others not even related to the family...
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Link between early antibiotic exposure and weight gain in young children
A recent study has shown that antibiotics use in young children (under 24 months) could result in weight gain shown when the child reaches the age of 5...
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Identifying mutations that give bacteria antibiotic resistance
Ribosomal RNA is one of the main targets of antibiotics, however mutations in the rRNA form resistance against the drug and is a well known route...
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New compound as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the FDA to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance.
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Scientists develop rapid test that determines antibiotic resistance
Scientists in Germany have developed a test using electric fields and Raman spectroscopy to ascertain specific antibiotic resistance of pathogens and thus enable the prescription of effective treatment.
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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Improper use of antibiotics may have an unintended consequence of hampering cancer treatments...
