Recent Sepsis Literature

SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock is a continuum, a crescendo of signs and symptoms associated with an infection uncontrolled by host responses. An avalanche or cascade of seemingly unstoppable events occurs often in a matter of hours which has defied causal intervention but for which symptomatic treatment has improved Continue reading Recent Sepsis Literature

AMDAC November 5, 2015 on Fluoroquinolones in ABS, ABECB, uUTI  – Part 1

Only now, a few days before the actual AMDAC meeting, the FDA’s Briefing Document becomes available to the public.  The topic of the December 5th meeting:  Reappraisal of the risk/benefit of fluoroquinolones (FQ) in approved but “mild, self-limiting” disease indications in light of new post-approval safety issues. The document is 617 Continue reading AMDAC November 5, 2015 on Fluoroquinolones in ABS, ABECB, uUTI  – Part 1

Polyphor POL7080 And The Journey to The Land of Pyocyanea  (Part 2)

Roche’s current Phase 2 program is strangely ambiguous. RG-7929 has not made it into www.clinicaltrials.gov yet, only POL7080 is listed. An uncontrolled open label study in “patients with non-CF acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis due to P. aeruginosa requiring IV treatment” is enrolling. Well, good luck finding those patients! At best, Continue reading Polyphor POL7080 And The Journey to The Land of Pyocyanea  (Part 2)