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Antibiotic therapy for nearly 1 in 4 adults with pneumonia does not work
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 26, 2017
Approximately one in four (22.1%) adults prescribed an antibiotic in an outpatient setting (such as a doctor’s office) for community-acquired pneumonia does not respond to treatment, according to a new study.
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Star R&D Duo Nabs $65 Million for Iterum to Develop Shelved Pfizer (PFE) Antibiotic
BioSpace.com
May 22, 2017
London, UK-based Arix Biosciences (ARIX) announced that Iterum closed a Series B financing for $65 million.
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Antibiotic doxycycline may offer hope for treatment of Parkinson's disease
worldpharmanews
May 05, 2017
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that doxycycline, an antibiotic used for over half a century against bacterial infections, can be prescribed at lower doses for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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Pfizer unveils ATLAS, an Interactive, website that provides global antibiotic resistance surveillanc
cphi-online
April 25, 2017
Website can help inform global health strategies to mitigate the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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The rising threat of antibiotic resistance
pharmafile
March 29, 2017
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) revealed findings that showed that utilising antibiotics in combination proved far more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria than using them alone.
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Pfizer launches new antibiotic in the UK and Germany
cphi-online
March 16, 2017
Zavicefta treat complicated infections caused By Gram-negative bacteria.