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Will novel antibiotic become front-line for C. difficile?

2 October 2023 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Based on positive Phase II data, the first-in-class antibiotic candidate ibezapolstat for C. difficile is expected to advance to Phase III trials more quickly.

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Robotic capsule could replace injected biologics

13 October 2022 | By Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review)

MIT researchers have developed a robotic capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract to deliver large oral protein-based drugs like insulin.

Biofilm of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

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Plasma-based engineering to accelerate antimicrobial material development

5 January 2022 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Could plasma-based engineering provide a greener method to produce antimicrobial materials, such as contact-killing, antifouling and drug-release surfaces?

woman applying or removing a microneedle drug patch to her upper arm

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Microneedle patch with precise vancomycin drug dose against MRSA skin infections

5 January 2022 | By Georgios A Sotiriou (Karolinska Institutet), Liv Eidsmo (Karolinska Institutet)

Effective vancomycin concentrations can be delivered locally to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-infected sites of the skin with the use of miniaturised needles. This presents opportunities for targeted delivery of medication for focal skin diseases. Here, Georgios A Sotiriou and Liv Eidsmo of the Karolinska Institutet discuss some of them.

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Novartis launches not-for-profit COVID-19 medications portfolio

17 July 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)

The portfolio will be offered to low- and lower-middle-income countries to help financially strained healthcare systems care for COVID-19 patients.

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Antibiotic use increases risk of severe viral disease in mice

28 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (European Pharmaceutical Review)

Killing gut bacteria with drugs weakens immune response...

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