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These drugs recently received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The following drugs are in various stages of clinical studies and trials.
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All pharmacists need to play an active role in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, says Michael Rybak, president of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists in Austin, TX, and professor of pharmacy and medicine at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit.
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Following the phenomenal success of the drug sildenafil (Viagra) in treating sexual dysfunction in men, pharmaceutical companies have recently focused intense interest and research funding toward finding a comparable drug that will offer the same benefits to women.
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In a matter of weeks, the U.S. Congress is expected to enact a federal ban on a pregnancy termination procedure known as partial-birth abortion. President Bush has indicated he will sign the bill into law.
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Though some erudite veterans may tell you differently, good ethics consultants are made not born.
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If there was anyone left in doubt, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic has put the question to rest. Infectious diseases are back as a major threat to human health, say world public health officials, even among industrialized nations that once believed they were safe from harm.
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No sooner had public health officials lauded the international scientific cooperation that led to the discovery of a new Coronavirus as the cause of the highly contagious and deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), than scientists from the different communities lined up to ensure they wouldnt be left out in the cold when it comes time to profit from their discoveries.
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