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Infections From Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Spreading to New Areas

THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections from a "flesh-eating" bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus.  Typically found in the warm, s...

Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Millions more people will die annually from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to counter this growing health threat, a new study...

FDA Medwatch Alert: CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection) 500 mg in 10 mL Single Use Vials: Recall - Foreign Particulate Matter

ISSUE: Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.is voluntarily recalling nine lots of CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection) to the user level following complaints of foreign particulate matter in reconstituted...

FDA Approves Orbactiv (oritavancin) to Treat Skin and Skin Structure Infections

August 6, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Orbactiv (oritavancin), a new antibacterial drug to treat adults with skin infections. Orbactiv is approved to treat patients...

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Bactrim, sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim, Bactrim DS