Recent news on Cephalosporins

The Life Sciences Industry in China  -  25 May 2007
Express Pharma,In 2006, anti-infectives such as cephalosporins and quinolones still lead in overall sales but products for treating chronic diseases such as cancer and

Continuing Medical Education XVII  -  May 22, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),...co-amoxiclav (Amoxycillin with clavulanic acid) and cloxacillin ¦ Cephalosporins: Examples include cephalexin, cephadroxil, cephalothin, cephatoxime,

New Drug Application Submitted For Novel Investigational ...  -  May 18, 2007
Earthtimes.orgCeftobiprole belongs to a class of antibacterial agents known as cephalosporins, which are used to treat serious infections such as Gram-negative and

Expect good returns in Nectar LifeScience  -  May 10, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,He further added, "The other one is Nectar LifeScience, the company is into cephalosporins and they have a good client base of around 300 clients and

Lupin Receives US FDA Approval for Ziprasidone HCl Capsules  -  May 22, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The Company is a leading global player in Anti-TB, Cephalosporins (anti-infectives) and Cardiovascular drugs (prils and statins) and has a notable presence

Rise seen in cases of intestinal bug  -  May 11, 2007
Allentown Morning Call,Ampicillin, amoxicillin, clindamycin, fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins are antibiotics that can trigger a C. diff outbreak

Penicillin Allergies  -  May 10, 2007
About - News & Issues,Is there cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins? Apter AJ - Am J Med - 01-APR-2006; 119(4): 354.e11-9. Consultation and referral guidelines

Antibiotics Market to Recover Reaching $25 Billion by 2010 Says ...  -  May 8, 2007
Newswire Today (press release),The report focuses on seven general segments of antibacterial treatment: cephalosporins, macrolides, penicillins, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines,

Orchid’s turnover rises to Rs 934cr during FY06-07  -  May 4, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,Out of the 39 ANDAs filed, 27 correspond to cephalosporins, 10 to the NPNC products and 2 in the sterile penicillin area. As of date, Orchid has received

Certain Strains of Gonorrhea Become Resistant to Antibiotics  -  May 3, 2007
The UCSD Guardian Online,That type of antibiotic, fluoroquinolones, is being replaced by a new type of antibiotic treatment called cephalosporins. While doctors may worry that the

Gonorrhea's resistance limits treatment to one class of drugs  -  May 3, 2007
Shreveport Times,Instead ceftriaxone, in the class of cephalosporins, will be given by injection. Taylor, an associate professor at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Perioperative outcomes of cardiac surgery in kidney and kidney ...  -  May 2, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAll patients received preoperative antibiotics before skin incision, including cephalosporins for CABG surgery and vancomycin for valve operations.

Venus remedies allots equity shares  -  Apr 25, 2007
Myiris.com,The company specializes in cephalosporins, carbapenems and oncology drugs. The company has two manufacturing units at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh

Treatment options for STI running low  -  Apr 23, 2007
Penn State Digital Collegian,There now remains only one drug that effectively treats gonorrhea -- a class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins, which differ from fluoroquinolones in

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea forces different treatment  -  Apr 24, 2007
The California Aggie Online,This development leaves only one class of antibiotics, cephalosporins, available to treat one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in the

Increasing Resistance to Quinolones and Expanded-Spectrum ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
DG NewsThus, these increased resistance rates seen with the quinolones and expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in the child population are particularly alarming,

CDC Issues New Treatment Recommendations for Gonorrhea  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medscape (subscription)The United Kingdom preceded the United States by about 3 to 4 years in its recommendation to switch from fluoroquinolones to cephalosporins in gonorrhea

Gonorrhea mutates to resist treatment  -  Apr 17, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Now that fluoroquinolones, such as Cipro, are no longer recommended, only a single class of antibiotics, called cephalosporins, is left to treat gonorrhea,

• Disable Fly-out  -  Apr 12, 2007
NewsweekSo now gonorrhea is resistant to every recommended drug we have except the cephalosporins. Could it develop resistance to those drugs, too? Absolutely.

CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug ...  -  Apr 15, 2007
HealthNews-Stats (press release),Recommended options for treating gonorrhea are now limited to a single class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins. Public health officials believe the

CDC Recommending New Drugs To Treat Gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Kaiser network.org,Cephalosporins must be given as a shot and are not as readily stocked as a current gonorrhea treatment Cipro, the AP/Forbes reports ( AP/Forbes , 4/13).

CDC Shifts Gonorrhea Treatment Advice  -  Apr 12, 2007
CBS News,Instead, the CDC recommends only one class of drugs — the cephalosporins, which are antibiotics such as Rocephin — for gonorrhea treatment.

Gonorrhea grows more resistant  -  Apr 13, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer,The CDC said clinics and doctors can still use another class of drugs -- called cephalosporins -- but acknowledged that the switch will make treatment more

Gonorrhea – Godzilla Of STDs  -  Apr 13, 2007
MedIndia,Douglas added:� While we have not seen any significant resistance to cephalosporins to date, any emerging resistance would be a significant public health

CDC alarmed at rise of drug-resistant gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Scientific American..."Although the cephalosporins offer several potential options for treating gonorrhea, the lack of additional classes of antibiotics is a serious concern.

Resistance Takes Gonorrhea to Last Line of Defense  -  Apr 13, 2007
MedPage Today,Note that the CDC now says fluoroquinolones should not be used to treat gonorrhea, leaving only the cephalosporins as a treatment option.

Gonorrhea now outsmarts almost all drugs, US says  -  Apr 12, 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,In 2000 the FDA began advising that certain groups switch to cephalosporins after resistance was seen first in Hawaii, then California, then in gay men

A new plan of attack to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,People who are allergic to penicillin and can't take any of the cephalosporins may have a bit harder time, Golden added, and will have to use alternative

Drug Resistant Gonorrhea: Q&A  -  Apr 13, 2007
News Locale,Instead the agency is recommending a class of antibiotics called cephalosporins as the first line of treatment for gonorrhea. CDC officials said instances

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Gets 'Superbug' Status  -  Apr 13, 2007
Sci-Tech Today...and officials at the CDC for the first time are urging doctors to stop using fluoroquinolones for gonorrhea and switch to cephalosporins.

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Stirs Concern: Milwaukee Testing, Too  -  Apr 13, 2007
International News Service,On Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked physicians to prescribe only cephalosporins, which include the injectable

CDC orders new tactic to fight drug-resistant gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),A different class of drugs called cephalosporins, used since the early 1980s, is being recommended for use instead. Dr. John Douglas, director of the CDC’s

CDC Makes New Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe CDC has therefore counseled physicians to prescribe a class of drugs known as cephalosporins which were used in the 1980s, rather than the more commonly

Only one drug type now knocks out gonorrhea in US  -  Apr 12, 2007
Scientific AmericanConsequently, only one class of drugs, the cephalosporins, is still recommended and available for the treatment of gonorrhea, Dr. John M. Douglas, Jr.,

Gonorrhea Gaining Drug Resistance to Antibiotics  -  Apr 12, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,The drug is part of the cephalosporins class of antibiotics, and according to CDC officials will be more effective than current treatments which the

Gonorrhea Tougher to Treat  -  Apr 13, 2007
International News Service,There is only one more line of defense against the sexually transmitted disease: a class of antibiotics called cephalosporins.

Resistant gonorrhea brings call to change treatment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Detroit Free Press,The CDC previously recommended cephalosporins to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea in California and Hawaii in 2002. Two years later, the CDC made the same

New drug recommended for gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Baltimore Sun,The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended yesterday that a different class of antibiotics, cephalosporins, be used instead.

Gonorrhoea joins 'superbugs' list  -  Apr 12, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The Federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that a different class of antibiotics, cephalosporins, be used instead.

Shift on gonorrhea drug  -  Apr 12, 2007
Newsday,A different class of drugs called cephalosporins, used since the early 1980s, are being recommended for use instead. Dr. John Douglas, director of the CDC's

Gonorrhea 'superbug' requires new treatment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that a different class of antibiotics, cephalosporins, be used instead.

CDC calls for new drugs to fight gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Cephalosporins -- which include the generic ceftriaxone or brand name Rocephin -- must be given as a shot and are not as readily stocked as Cipro on most

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading Rapidly Across US  -  Apr 12, 2007
Washington Post,The CDC is recommending doctors use a class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins, such as the drug ceftriaxone, which is given by injection instead of in

CDC Recommends New Antibiotics for Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),THURSDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Newer antibiotics called cephalosporins should become the sole drug treatment for the sexually transmitted disease

Few Treatments Remain For Drug Resistant Gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Medical News Today,They are also calling for more effort to keep an eye on emerging drug resistance, especially to the cephalosporins. Director of CDC's National Center for

As gonorrhea joins list of 'superbugs,' CDC says old drug therapy ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
International Herald Tribune,Cephalosporins — which include the generic ceftriaxone or brand name Rocephin — must be given as a shot and are not as readily stocked as Cipro on most

CDC: Old Drug No Good For Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
NBC 10.com,It's the first time cephalosporins have been recommended to treat gonorrhea for the entire US population, although the CDC recommended the antibiotics to

CDC Recommends New Antibiotics for Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
CBC News,THURSDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) - Newer antibiotics called cephalosporins should become the sole drug treatment for the sexually transmitted disease

Antibiotic options for gonorrhea dwindle to 1 in US  -  Apr 12, 2007
CBC Prince Edward Island,..."Consequently, only one class of drugs, the cephalosporins, is still recommended and available for the treatment of gonorrhea."

CDC Recommends New Drug for Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
Associated Content,The CDC announced on Thursday a recommendation that a different class of antibiotics, cephalosporins, be used in its place.

CDC Recommending New Drugs For Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
CBS 4,On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that a different class of antibiotics, 'cephalosporins,' be used instead.

Venus remedies allots equity shares  -  Apr 25, 2007
Myiris.com,The company specializes in cephalosporins, carbapenems and oncology drugs. The company has two manufacturing units at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh

Gonorrhoea now a Superbug  -  Apr 15, 2007
ShortNews.com,The US federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that cephalosporins be used for treatment instead of the fluoroquinolones commonly

Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile ...  -  26 Mar 2007
Biology News Net (press release),Drugs such as cephalosporins---so-called broad-spectrum agents because of their action against many types of bacteria---damage normal intestinal flora in

Despite warnings of effects on people, FDA ready to OK antibiotic ...  -  Mar 5, 2007
Daily Mail - Charleston,Moreover, 152 does not take into account that when microbes become resistant to fourth-generation cephalosporins, they often gain resistance to

Strides gets FDA nod for AIDS drugs  -  Mar 25, 2007
Express Pharma,UK that its manufacturing site for sterile products (non-Penicillin and non-Cephalosporins) in Bangalore has been qualified as compliant with the

Approval expected for cattle drug  -  Mar 4, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,InterVet said in a statement that in Europe, fourth-generation cephalosporins similar to cefquinome have been used in animals for the past decade "without

FDA poised to approve controversial cattle drug  -  Mar 4, 2007
Food Consumer,Cefquinome belongs to a fourth generation class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins that are known to be the most potent drugs that can be used to treat

Venus Remedies inaugurates Baddi Project Phase II  -  Mar 12, 2007
Economic Times,The first phase of the Baddi project with dedicated plants for Cephalosporins and Oncology liquid injectibles, was in operation since October 2005.

Pigheaded Egnorance, Antibiotic Resistance, and Tautologies  -  Mar 17, 2007
ScienceBlogsIt's people like Dr. Egnore who's attitudes allow the use of third generation cephalosporins - which are restricted for use in humans - to be used in cattle

Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
FemaleFirst.co.uk,Drugs such as cephalosporins---so-called broad-spectrum agents because of their action against many types of bacteria---damage normal intestinal flora in

Chicken protein fights food pathogens  -  Mar 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Penicillin-like antibiotics -- Beta-lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics which include penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins, monobactams,

Antibiotics Broadly Overprescribed for Sinus Infections  -  Mar 20, 2007
FOX NewsPenicillins were the most commonly prescribed antibiotics, followed by cephalosporins -- another class of antibiotics. Antibiotics were prescribed 70

Antibiotics On Overload for Sinus Infections  -  Mar 20, 2007
Playfuls.com,Among the prescribed antibiotics, penicillins were the most commonly recommended, followed by cephalosporins (also antibiotics).

Too Many Antibiotics Prescribed for Sinus Infections  -  Mar 20, 2007
Infection Control Today,These were mentioned in 24.32 percent of acute sinusitis visits, which, in order, makes them more frequently prescribed than cephalosporins,

Lupin to diversify into therapeutic segments  -  Mar 19, 2007
Economic Times,At present, Lupin’s main drugs include cephalosporins, cardiovascular, anti-asthma, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, and anti-Tuberculosis drugs.

Antibiotics, steroids overused for sinusitis  -  Mar 19, 2007
Reuters.uk,But in reality, cephalosporins, sulfonamides, trimethoprim, and tetracyclines were more commonly used. Inhaled steroids were prescribed approximately 15

Antibiotics Grossly Overprescribed for Sinus Infections  -  Mar 19, 2007
MedPage Today,The use of these drugs in 24.32% of acute visits put these antibiotics ahead of cephalosporins, sulfonamides and trimethprim, and tetracyclines,

Venus Remedies inaugurates Phase II of Baddi Project  -  Mar 11, 2007
Equity Bulls,Out of these, the first phase, with dedicated plants for Cephalosporins and Oncology liquid injectibles, has been in operation since October 2005.

Nautilus Biotech and HanAll Pharmaceutical announce license ...  -  Mar 7, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),HanAll leads in the areas of prescription parenteral nutrition infusions, third-generation cephalosporins and dermatology products. HanAll’s major research

COMUNICADO: Nautilus Biotech y HanAll Pharmaceutical anuncian un ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
Terra España,HanAll leads in the areas of prescription parenteral nutrition infusions, third-generation cephalosporins and dermatology products.

The FDA will likely approve a drug for cattle that may create more ...  -  Mar 4, 2007
Associated Content,...was published in December, and their finding showed high levels of resistance that makes the use of these fourth-generation cephalosporins useless.

Think twice about antibiotics  -  Mar 1, 2007
China Daily,Ni Yuxing, a professor at Ruijin Hospital, said that a few years ago, the bacteria staphylococcus aureus could be killed by several types of cephalosporins,

The Economic Times (India) - Feb. 12, 2007  -  Feb 11, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Its strong capabilities in niche segments and its fully integrated status make it one of the lowest cost players in the global Cephalosporins market;

Lupin Receives US FDA Approval for Sertraline  -  Feb 7, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe Company is a leading global player in Anti-TB, Cephalosporins (anti-infectives) and Cardiovascular drugs (prils and statins) and has a notable presence

Venus Remedies to increase FII investment limit  -  Feb 6, 2007
Myiris.com,The company specializes in cephalosporins, carbapenems and oncology drugs. The company has two manufacturing units at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.

Stocks you can pick up this week  -  Feb 4, 2007
Economic Times,...is likely to see greater momentum with launches of Simvastatin and Sertraline in Q4 and likely launches of a couple of Cephalosporins in Q1 FY08E.

Orchid Chemicals gearing up for European foray  -  Jan 30, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,In 2007-08, the company will launch a range of Cephalosporins (a family of antibiotics). These products were introduced in the US market over the last one

Orchid Chemicals to enter European market  -  Jan 30, 2007
Myiris.com,In 2007-08, the company is planning to launch a range of Cephalosporins. These products were introduced in the US market over the last one year.

Morgan Stanley overweight on Lupin  -  Feb 23, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,The company specializes in cephalosporins (including ceftriaxone, cefixime and, likely cefdinir in 2007), and prils family (including lisinopril,

Dietary Supplement Protects The Lives Of Farm Shrimp  -  Feb 21, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Penicillin-like antibiotics -- Beta-lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics which include penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins, monobactams,

Sanofi-Aventis Announces Update to US Prescribing Information for ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...of the following antibiotics: penicillin, 2nd generation cephalosporins, eg, cefuroxime, macrolides, tetracyclines and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

Flu, or could it be meningitis?  -  Feb 3, 2007
Hindustan Times,...“Injecting Ceftriaxone, which belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins, twice a day for a week to 10 days helps the patient recover quickly,�

Treating A Pregnant Patient  -  Feb 1, 2007
Woman Dentist Journal,Penicillin, clindamycin, and cephalosporins are safe antibiotics and should be prescribed when indicated. Tetracyclines of any type should be avoided during

Puncturing bacteria key to preventing drug resistance  -  Jan 30, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,...a beta-lactamase inhibitor that could prevent bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems.

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