The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists provides pharmacist expertise for all healthcare professionals on antimicrobial stewardship pearls, common antibiotic and infectious diseases-related topics, and updates in legislation concerning stewardship.
FDA Adds Novel Antimicrobials to Arsenal
November 27th 2019Antimicrobial resistance continues to pose a significant health threat, necessitating new antibiotics with novel mechanisms to treat these complicated infections. However, between 2010 and 2018, newly approved antibiotics were primarily derived from previously established drug classes. This past summer, the FDA approved 2 new antibiotics.
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New Antimicrobials Expand Treatment Options
Eravacycline, Omadacycline, Plazomicin, and a Rifamycin Add to the Armamentarium for Treating Resistant Infections
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Get PrEPared for HIV Prophylaxis
Expansion to adolescents, flexible dosing strategies, innovative delivery models, and long-acting antiretrovirals all help the strategy.
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