Tag: antibiotics resistance
UK launches new 5-year national plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
The plan outlines ambitious targets to drive down inappropriate use of antimicrobials and stimulate further development of new drugs and vaccines
The UK government on...
Pharmacist awarded funding to identify erroneous penicillin allergies
A patient may be mislabelled as allergic to penicillin after experiencing an intolerance and not a true allergy
Neil Powell, a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and...
Antibiotic prescribing increases by over 8% in England
Deaths due to severe antibiotic resistant infections have also increased in the country
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest national...
Australian university-led antibiotic innovation may help avoid resistance to dangerous superbugs
Researchers at at an Australian university have developed a new form of antibiotic that can be swiftly re-engineered to avoid resistance to dangerous superbugs.
The...