One injection of benzathine penicillin G treats early syphilis as well as three doses: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Sept 2025 12:45 PM ISTResearchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG)...
Iterum Launches First Oral Penem Antibiotic for UTIs in the US Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Aug 2025 8:15 AM ISTIterum Therapeutics has commercially launched Orlynvah (sulopenem etzadroxil and probenecid), a new broad-spectrum oral penem antibiotic for...
Two-dose therapy for S. aureus bloodstream infections on par with standard treatment: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Aug 2025 9:00 AM ISTA National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that the outcome of treating complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream...
Probiotics can help or hinder gut recovery after antibiotic treatment: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Aug 2025 10:00 PM ISTAll probiotics are not created equal, according to new research from North Carolina State University. In a mouse model, researchers found that...
FDA Grants Priority Review to Gepotidacin for Gonorrhea Treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Aug 2025 8:00 AM ISTThe FDA has accepted GSK's application for priority review of gepotidacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for uncomplicated gonorrhea. Already approved...
Early Antibiotic Exposure in early childhood Linked to Higher Infection Risk and asthma later: Study Dr. Shravani Dali14 July 2025 8:30 PM ISTAccording to a study of over 20,000 children in Iceland, published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, early exposure to...
Gufic Bioscience Told To Submit More Data for Piperacillin-Tazobactam-Sodium Chloride FDC Dr. Divya Colin15 Jun 2025 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: In response to the proposal presented by Gufic Bioscience, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard...
Medical Bulletin 9/June/2025 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri9 Jun 2025 9:00 AM ISTHere are the top medical bulletins for the day:Trial Shows Low Cost Antibiotic Use May Reduce Preterm Births in Women with HIVA new study published in...
Trial Shows Low Cost Antibiotic Use May Reduce Preterm Births in Women with HIV Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri9 Jun 2025 8:00 AM ISTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that a commonly used, low-cost antibiotic may significantly reduce the risk of...
Phase 3 Trial Shows Promise for Oral Antibiotic Tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide in Treating Complicated UTIs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 May 2025 9:15 PM ISTTopline results from the phase 3 PIVOT-PO trial have revealed that tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (HBr), an investigational oral carbapenem...
DCGI Told to Act Against Unapproved Antibiotic FDCs Farhat Nasim14 May 2025 7:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), India's apex drug advisory body, has taken a firm stance on curbing the irrational use of...
Study reveals India's Antibiotic Treatment Gap: Only 8% Infections Properly Treated Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 May 2025 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases revealed that only about 8% of bacterial infections in India in 2019 were treated...
