India's 'blockbuster' drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs

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India's 'blockbuster' drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs

A number of promising new drugs from India can potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives.

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India’s ‘blockbuster’ drugs to take on deadly superbugs

5 December 2024 Antibiotics are hailed as medical saviours. But they are increasingly facing a crafty adversary: bacteria that mutate and adapt and outwit the ... India’s ‘blockbuster’ drugs to take on deadly superbugs Source

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Bugworks Research, a pharmaceutical company in India, may come up with a new series of antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections. Enmetazobactam is the first antibiotic invented in India and approved by FDA (US Food and Drug Administration). It is innovative in that it attacks the defense mechanism of the bacteria and not the bacteria themselves. Drug-resistant infections are a global problem. In 2019, 300,000 people died from it in India. …

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India's Innovations in Combatting Drug-Resistant Infections - The Global Herald

Antibiotics are considered vital in modern medicine. However, their effectiveness is being severely challenged by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as

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More Bugs, No Drugs: The Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FIDSA outlined the importance of recognizing antibiotic resistance in healthcare settings, educating patients on responsible antibiotic use, and the need for new treatments and diagnostic tools.

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Tackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistance

The World Health Organization details the issue of antimicrobial resistance and sets out the actions that need to be taken to reduce this.