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Not So Boring:  Boron-Containing Antibiotics Create a Stir

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Why are there so few boron-containing drugs on the market?  The cancer drug bortezumib (Velcade®) may be the only better-known drug on the market with a boron atom in its structure.[1]  Among antibiotics, there is Kerydin™ (tavaborole), an approved topical solution for the treatment of onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton but Continue reading Not So Boring:  Boron-Containing Antibiotics Create a Stir→

Some Thoughts about Eravacycline Based on the Phase 2 cIAI Study

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Solomkin et al. conclude that the efficacy and safety of eravacycline compares favorably to the control drug, ertapenem.[1]  This top-level assessment is made with the usual caveats (insufficient statistical power, small sample size), but a few points deserve comment. Eravacycline is a fluorocycline; as a tetracycline derivative it follows into Continue reading Some Thoughts about Eravacycline Based on the Phase 2 cIAI Study→

Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)

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The WHO just released the latest statistics on what has turned into the largest ever outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) in Africa.  The epidemic started in Guinea around December 2013. As of 7/27/2014, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone have reported a total of 1323 cases, with 729 fatalities [i].  Most Continue reading Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)→