health
March 13, 2026
Experts warn: development of new antibiotics has decreased by 35 percent
The development of new antibiotics has fallen by 35 percent in the last five years, while the resistance of bacteria and other microbes to drugs is rapidly increasing, meaning antimicrobial resistance is outpacing the pharmaceutical industry's efforts to combat it, a new report from the Access to Medicine Foundation warns today.
TL;DR
- New antibiotic development has decreased by 35% in the last five years.
- Bacterial and microbial resistance to drugs is rapidly increasing.
- Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing the pharmaceutical industry's efforts to combat it.
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