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An analysis of FDA-approved drugs for infectious disease: antibacterial agents

Kinch, Michael S., Patridge, Eric, Plummer, Mark, Hoyer, Denton·2014·Drug Discovery Today

Abstract

Drugs targeting infectious diseases have greatly improved public health. A study to evaluate all US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved new molecular entities (NMEs) reveals that the number of new agents targeting infectious disease peaked during the 1990s and declined rapidly thereafter. Molecules targeting bacterial pathogens represent the most common component of anti-infectives followed by antivirals and antifungals. Focusing on antibacterial agents, an increase in new NMEs predominated from the 1960s through to the 1990s, dropping sharply thereafter. Obsolescence and resistance has eliminated one-third of these drugs. Consequently, the arsenal of antibiotics peaked in 2000 and is declining. Likewise, the number of organizations awarded at least one NME for a bacterial indication has declined to a level not seen in more than a half century.

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Authors
Kinch, M. S., Patridge, E., Plummer, M., & Hoyer, D.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Kinch, Michael S.
Venue
Drug Discovery Today
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-09
Volume
19
Issue
9
Pages
1283-1287
ISSN
1359-6446 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2059494851
Cited by
115
References
11
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 4
FWCI
36.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Drug Discovery Today (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Yale University
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Historical Medical Research and Treatments
Keywords
antibacterial agents, anti-infective agents, antibiotic development, antimicrobial resistance, pathogenic bacteria, pharmaceutical industry
MeSH terms
Anti-Infective Agents, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Infections, Humans, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration, Drug Design, Drug Approval, Drug Resistance, Bacterial

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