Pharma IQ Glossary: Antibiotic
An Antibiotic is defined as an organic substance of microbial origin (usually mold or actinomycete bacteria) that is either toxic or growth inhibiting for other organisms. Also with the advent of synthetic methods of production, a substance produced by a microorganism or a similar substance (produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis) which, in low concentrations, inhibits the growth of other microorganisms. Penicillin, tetracycline, and erythromycin are examples of antibiotics.
Groundbreaking results seen in microbiome trial
January 23 by Pharma IQ NewsIn an era of strong antibiotic use, a clinical trial has yielded highly world first, positive results on how to protect gut microbiome from damage.
Soap and Livestock Feed in FDA's Sights as Antibiotic Resistance Looms
December 16 by Gerald ClarkeIf someone were to sit down and design a gigantic, industrial-scale, open-air experiment to reduce the effectiveness of our antibiotics, they might be wasting their time, because agribusiness is alrea...
Antibiotics – do you think they’re a cure for the common cold?
November 18 by Pharma IQ NewsAn Ipsos MORI poll commissioned by the Royal Society of Chemistry has shown that 74% of the public believe that a major research and development effort is needed to create new antibiotics for fighting...
Antibiotics Back in the Spotlight
May 30 by Gerald ClarkeWhen the general public are asked to name a kind of medicine, antibiotics are likely to be the first thing they say. Antibiotics and specifically antibacterials are ubiquitous and are a cornerstone of...
Are Antibiotics Being Prescribed in the Paediatric Population Far Too Often?
June 15 by Pharma IQAs many as one million children are unnecessarily being prescribed antibiotics for asthma each year, despite guidelines not recommending the treatment. That's just one of the findings of a recent stu...
Combating Resistance in Antibiotic Drug Discovery and Development
November 01 by Pharma IQThe epidemiology of increasing resistance problem continues to garner much attention. A bacteria capable of opposing the inhibitory (bacteriostatic) or killing (bacteriocidal) effects of antibiotics h...
