The antibiotics market is “fragile and broken,” but governments are considering some fixes.
The free market is pretty simple: There’s supply, there’s demand, they meet somewhere in the middle. If there’s a need, there’s a product. But sometimes, that system breaks down, as it has in the market for antibiotics.
As antibiotics are overused and misused, superbugs keep evolving.
The antibiotics sector needs a revitalizing shot. The U.S. government’s response to COVID may hold some answers.
Why overprescribing antibiotics is increasing fears of "super bugs."
The World Bank has stressed the threat of drug-resistant infections.
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Eliminating routine antibiotic use is most challenging in cattle
Now that McDonalds is promising us antibiotic free chicken, who else will join?
Pharmaceutical companies have stayed away from developing new antibiotics even though deaths from drug-resistant infections are rising.
