Common antibiotics include penicillins, such as amoxicillin, and other types including cephalosporins (like cefalexin), or tetracyclines (like doxycycline). Antibiotics are medicines that are used ...

Instead, Brits are urged to take antibiotics only when advised to by their GP. The NHS adds that 'many mild bacterial ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome ...

Epidemiologists at the University of Manchester found certain patients are more or less likely to get prescribed antibiotics by their doctor for common infections. Following 15.7 million patient ...

Across the world, there are reports of shortages of common antibiotics. Ben Hargreaves examines why these shortages are happening and what is being done in the background to return supply to normal.

Academics called on GPs to ‘better target’ antibiotics for those at highest need after analysing data on millions of prescriptions.

A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a ...

Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They may also produce or upregulate efflux pumps, which actively transport ...

On March 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new antibiotic to treat UTIs in 30 years. The medication, gepotidacin, targets E. coli bacteria, which is responsible for ...