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Revaccination not needed for jet injection flu shot recipients

… been cleared by the FDA should be used only to deliver medications and vaccines that have been approved and …
Lisa Schnirring
 

UK proposes more flexible pandemic plan

… treat, escalate, and recover" (DETER). Regarding antiviral medications, the DH said it is planning to change its …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Policymakers plot next pandemic flu preparedness steps

… and dispensing steps that happens with flu vaccines and medications at the state and local levels where public health …
Lisa Schnirring
 

ASP Scan (Weekly) for May 17, 2019

… fungal infections, Civica said. It said Xellia will make medications for Civica under Xellia's abbreviated new drug … aureus  (MRSA) that are resistant to certain other medications. Daptomycin, also administered as an IV … on these compounds, in combination and with other novel medications, could reduce treatment time for all forms of TB …

News Scan for Oct 09, 2017

… IV bags, widely used for rehydration and to dilute medications, said "multiple production days" were lost in the …

HHS unveils updated pandemic flu plan

… goals include supporting multiple safe and broad-spectrum medications for seriously ill patients, including children. …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
N95 respirator fit testing

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jul 17, 2018

… in defined daily dose per 100 bed-days of all antifungal medications ( P = 0.017). There was no increase in morbidity …

CDC reports first highly resistant gonorrhea in US

… becoming resistant to both of the recommended therapy medications in the United States is troubling." "Using both …
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

ASP News Scan for Aug 12, 2016

… requires that healthcare providers watch patients take TB medications and is a proven way to increase treatment …

Report: Fragile supply chain causing antibiotic shortages, resistance threat

… need of antibiotics are being treated with lower-quality medications that don't cure their infections and increase the …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Doctor dispensing single pill

News Scan for Sep 27, 2018

… patients identified had no known exposure to antifungal medications before culture of the resistant isolate, …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 15, 2018

… biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC) for the different medications and drug combinations against staphylococcal …

Switch to oral antibiotics in bacteremia not tied to worse outcomes

… oral antibiotic agent, and ability to consume other oral medications by day 5. In addition, patients had to have a …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Dispensing pills in hospital

HHS, DHS fund public health preparedness and emergency response

… other large-scale public health events by dispensing oral medications to the entire population $35 million to help …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Study suggests drug-resistant strains of influenza B can spread

… more about how flu viruses evolve in response to antiviral medications. The Japanese group, with the goal of detecting …
Lisa Schnirring
 

House passes Bioshield bill to promote bioterrorism defenses

… the bill in a statement yesterday. "We need to improve the medications and vaccines available to combat biological …
Robert Roos
 

Study: Oseltamivir helps mice survive H5N1 infection

… neuraminidase inhibitors, might be the only effective medications for preventing and treating the illness, …
 

Ibuprofen, other NSAIDs not tied to worse COVID illness, death

… and patients on the risks associated with alternative medications," they wrote. "In conclusion, policy makers …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Rows of ibuprofen tablets

FDA fully approves Moderna COVID vaccine, Spikevax

… same-day, at-home delivery of COVID-19 oral antiviral medications, ABC News reports . The Labor Department is in …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Moderna vials and syringes

Remdesivir combo reduces COVID-19 recovery time

… leading researchers to consider anti-inflammatory medications like baricitinib as potential therapies. …
Stacy Kuebelbeck Paulsen | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Two IV bags

Congress approves $2.3 billion for pandemic readiness

… to produce pandemic influenza vaccine and antiviral medications," Leavitt said. "These funds will also enable us …
Robert Roos
 

CDC recommends flu shots for more toddlers

… article.) The agency advises physicians not to use the two medications until viral susceptibility questions have been …
 

Fall in non-COVID in-person visits reveals pandemic care gap

… drugs dropped 2.3%. At the same time, the use of asthma medications increased by 11.1%. Overall medical spending …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Lone patient in waiting room

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 27, 2019

… to play a role in AMR, such as overuse of broad-spectrum medications and patients' expectations. Only 63% of …

Long US flu season extends but shows signs of decline

… that early empiric treatment with influenza antiviral medications is recommended for hospitalized and high-risk …
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News
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