Category list : Anti-infective agents
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Working to support antimicrobial surveillance and stewardship practices Subscription
Two months since his election to chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Antimicrobial Expert Advisory Group, Harpal Dhillon talks to Julia Robinson about the role of the group and how pharmacists can best use their skills to tackle inappropriate antibiotic use.
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Why some antibiotics should be avoided with milk Subscription
8 July 2014: The Daily Mail looked at how milk reacts with antibiotics as part of a series of articles about foods that can stop medicines from working properly. Neal Patel, RPS spokesperson, said: “Calcium in milk binds with the antibiotic and this change means it cannot get into the bloodstream to fight infection. Even if the milk affects just half of the drug, you’re only getting half the dose, which could mean the infection isn’t killed off by the end of the course.
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Why are there so few antibiotics in the research and development pipeline? Subscription
Elizabeth Sukkar finds out that there are a number of incentives to aid the development of new antibiotics. But will society be prepared to pay the price?
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Which antibiotics and vaccines should be used for meningococcal disease? Subscription
A local GP has telephoned to arrange for a four-year-old boy to be admitted to the paediatric ward with suspected meningitis. The child has had a fever, loss of appetite and nausea since yesterday but in the past four hours his condition has deteriorated.
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Warnings over macrolides in early pregnancy after research shows risk of birth defects Subscription
Macrolide antibiotics should be used “with caution” in early pregnancy, researchers who found an associated increased risk of major birth defects have warned.
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US$1 test card can detect poor quality ceftriaxone antibiotic
A paper-based tool that can be used to detect counterfeit or degraded medicines and costs around US$1 is effective in detecting poor quality samples of the injectable antibiotic ceftriaxone.
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US approves new antibiotic for life-threatening infections Subscription
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of a new antibiotic, ceftolozane plus tazobactam (Zerbaxa), for the treatment of adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract infections.
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UK government puts up £4m to cover capital costs of antimicrobial resistance research
Funding of £4m is being made available by the UK government to support projects that tackle the global challenges of antimicrobial resistance.
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Treatment tested for patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV in Africa Subscription
The efficacy and safety of amphotericin plus miltefosine to treat visceral leishmaniasis patients with HIV will be examined in a Phase III randomized clinical trial in Ethiopia.
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Treatment of bladder fungal balls in a premature infant with a combination of three antifungal agents Subscription
Afia Manaf is specialist pharmacist (paediatricsand neonates) at Central Manchester and Manchester Children’sHospital NHS TrustSUMMARY
