EMBLAVEO (AZTREONAM+AVIBACTAM) Microbiology Testing for MDR Pathogens

The discussion emphasizes challenges in clinical antibiotic trials which failed to effectively target multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. It advocates for using rapid PCR diagnostics to streamline trials, ensuring focus on pathogens of concern, and calls for regulatory adaptations to enhance study design and antibiotic testing efficacy. Continue reading EMBLAVEO (AZTREONAM+AVIBACTAM) Microbiology Testing for MDR Pathogens

An Intro to Emblaveo (aztreonam + avibactam)

The FDA web site usually provides label and review documents for approved drugs.[1]  Emblaveo, the combination of aztreonam and avibactam, was approved in February 2025, almost ½ year ago, but clinical review documents are still not posted at the site.[2]  Hence, we do not know how Regulators felt about the Continue reading An Intro to Emblaveo (aztreonam + avibactam)

JOURNAL BUSINESS vs EDITORIAL OVERSIGHT

New medical and science journals pop up in our mailbox on a biweekly basis.  Offers to join as Editor, solicitation for articles based on past publications, invitations for subject reviews come as unsolicited emails.  Medical publication houses, old and new, are expanding, adding more and more subspecialties to their established Continue reading JOURNAL BUSINESS vs EDITORIAL OVERSIGHT