FDA Approves USAntibiotics’ Augmentin XR in Historic First for Expedited Review Program
On Dec. 11, 2025, USAntibiotics, the country’s only domestic manufacturer of amoxicillin (Amoxil®) and amoxicillin clavulanate (Augmentin®), announced…
Scripps Scientists build an “evolution engine” to rapidly reprogram proteins
On Aug. 7, 2025, research scientists at Scripps Research announced a new platform that enables fast, scalable protein…
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
On May 9, 2025, a McGill University led team of researchers announced a study that shows an estimated…
FDA approved new antibiotic for three different uses
On Apr. 3, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Basilea Pharmaceutica’s Zevtera (ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for…
The first antiviral drug was developed at Yale
In 1959, William Prusoff of Yale University discovered idoxuridine, the first effective antiviral that fights herpes by interfering…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of antibiotics on animals
In 1951, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of antibiotics on animals. In 1943, farmers…