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Timely New Information on Next-Generation Tetracyclines – Part 1: Omadacycline and Cardiac AEs

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Several interesting articles appeared recently which shed light on the efficacy of eravacycline and the safety of omadacycline, both in Phase 3 and both in a head-to-head race to the market.  Well, the term ‘race’ is bit of a stretch as both drugs have seen very significant delays in development. Omadacycline from Continue reading Timely New Information on Next-Generation Tetracyclines – Part 1: Omadacycline and Cardiac AEs→

The EpiPen Episode, an Epitaph on Epinephrine as we know it, an Epilogue and an Epiphany

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For a good long time, economists have been thinking about the reimbursement quandary for antibiotics, esp. antibacterials. They are just too cheap, right?  Well, with the exception of HCV and some newer HIV drugs, few compounds have ever reached the stratospheric prices that oncology drugs or TNF alpha inhibitors command. Continue reading The EpiPen Episode, an Epitaph on Epinephrine as we know it, an Epilogue and an Epiphany→

AZD-0914: A New Broad-Spectrum Narrow-Development Path Drug

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At first glance, the list of features that distinguish AZD-0914 from other FQ seems impressive: broad Gram-positive and Gram-negative activity, MRSA and MSSA activity, potency against fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant isolates, low frequency for S. aureus resistance, and impressive activity against C. difficile. In addition, researchers mention a peculiar MoA for this gyrase/topoisomerase Continue reading AZD-0914: A New Broad-Spectrum Narrow-Development Path Drug→