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Researchers map dangerous trends in antibiotic resistance on a global scale for the first time; online mapping tool and new CDDEP report show perilous rise in drug-resistant infections and antibiotic use…the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy have released new data documenting alarming rates of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics that can lead to life-threatening infections…high rates in the low and middle-income countries like India, Kenya and Vietnam...In many countries, antibiotics are easily purchased in pharmacies and shops without prescription.

Pharmaceutical companies, currently enjoying a bumper wave of new drug launches, are struggling to get recently introduced products adopted in key European markets as governments bear down on costs…. Europe remains a much tougher market than the United States, prompting many companies to offer significant price discounts… European healthcare providers are also pushing hard for the use of cheap alternatives, where available, including...biosimilars.

Chinese market is getting tougher for Western pharmaceutical companies ...a rising healthcare bill and prices come under pressure….second largest market for prescription medicines… has drawn major investment from global drugmakers…— but growth rates are now slowing markedly…With the exception of AstraZeneca, none of the big pharma companies reporting second-quarter results have managed to achieve double-digit percentage...growth…