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Richard Bax

Researcher at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Publications -  8
Citations -  1169

Richard Bax is an academic researcher from British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pharmacist & Cost–benefit analysis. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications receiving 1004 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard Bax include University of Nottingham.

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Discovery research: the scientific challenge of finding new antibiotics

TL;DR: Although a raft of start-up companies are now finding new antibiotic compounds, their development through Phase III depends on financial commitments from large pharmaceutical companies, where the discouraging regulatory environment and the poor likely return on investment remain paramount issues.
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The urgent need for new antibacterial agents

TL;DR: Rather than restate the concerns surrounding antimicrobial resistance, its surveillance and how it might be contained, the BSAC adopted a different approach, focusing on the barriers to discovery and development of new technologies that might combat resistance (including new antimicrobial agents) and how these might be overcome.

Working Party Report Self-medication of antibacterials without prescription (also called 'over-the-counter' use) A report of a Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the use of antimicrobial agents for self-medication and their use in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and make recommendations for improving the situation.