Anticipate More Orders for Colistin and Polymyxin B

April 2019

You may see more orders for injectable "polymyxin" antibiotics.

Colistin (polymyxin E) and polymyxin B have been around for decades...but they're often saved as a last resort because of a high risk of kidney injury.

Now clinicians are taking another look at polymyxins...as resistance to commonly used antibiotics (carbapenems, cephalosporins, etc) goes up.

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