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This is a somewhat nostalgic retro blog. I was leafing through a book by Vince Andriole called ‘The Quinolones’.[1] First released in 1988, its third edition is from 2000. It provided in-depth coverage of quinolone chemistry, PK, microbiology, efficacy and safety. It was a great review of the large and Continue reading ANTIBIOTIC DEVELOPMENT IN PHARMA IS DEAD – FOR NOW
Some newer azoles are still in development, but most only target candidiasis. Many years ago we saw development of nikkomycin (Nik Z), a drug mainly for coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). It has no appreciable activity against candida or aspergillus. Then there is ibrexafungerp, a promising new agent against C. albicans and Continue reading The Antifungal Landscape – 1
It started all so well with fanfare and great expectations. Fifteen years ago, the 10 x ’20 initiative got underway. Its goals were spelled out clearly: To ‘Pursue a Global Commitment to Develop 10 New Antibacterial Drugs by 2020 ’[3]. It was driven by ID clinicians and by antibiotic developers concerned Continue reading The 10 x ’20 Initiative – A Retrospective