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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotics
At any moment, the Food and Drug Administration tracks dozens, often hundreds, of drugs in short supply, from antibiotics to chemotherapy agents.
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Parker Crutchfield, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
The agency’s conducting more tests to confirm this high level of invulnerability to the usual antibiotics prescribed for salmonella.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
How to treat the stomach bug There are no antivirals to treat norovirus, and the CDC warns against taking antibiotics because the medication won't work and can lead to dangerous antibiotic resistance.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
In all cases, this is followed by giving some antibiotics and pain medication.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
And certainly, the development of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medicines has played a tremendous role in the advance of human health.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Examples of quinolone antibiotics are Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), and Avelox (moxifloxacin).
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
These abilities would have been especially lifesaving prior to the development of antibiotics.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
Parker Crutchfield, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
The agency’s conducting more tests to confirm this high level of invulnerability to the usual antibiotics prescribed for salmonella.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
How to treat the stomach bug There are no antivirals to treat norovirus, and the CDC warns against taking antibiotics because the medication won't work and can lead to dangerous antibiotic resistance.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
In all cases, this is followed by giving some antibiotics and pain medication.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
And certainly, the development of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medicines has played a tremendous role in the advance of human health.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Examples of quinolone antibiotics are Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), and Avelox (moxifloxacin).
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
These abilities would have been especially lifesaving prior to the development of antibiotics.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antibiotics
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How would changing the FDA’s rules to make more drugs available OTC affect accessibility?—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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The minister also said work was already underway with other southern African countries to manufacture drugs locally and pool resources across borders.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Others remain apprehensive about the ongoing therapies and medications that will continue to change their quality of life, coupled with the anxiety of the cancer returning.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
18 Feb. 2026
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These include thrombolytic medications that dissolve clots, procedures to remove or break up clots or, rarely, surgery.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Walid Mohamed, a resident of Kadugli, told the AP that breaking the siege allowed more goods and medicines to enter the city, reopening the corridor with Dilling and driving down food prices after a dire humanitarian situation unfolded there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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That organization represents manufacturers and distributors of generic prescription medicines.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Trump's proclamation exempts a long list of products from the new levies, including beef, tomatoes, oranges, pharmaceuticals, passenger vehicles and certain critical minerals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s tariffs could hit pharmaceuticals, chemicals and auto parts, said Carsten Brzeski, an economist at ING bank.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Already, the president signed a 10% global tariff on Friday under a separate trade law and hinted at several other remedies aimed at restricting imports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Apple did not describe how promptly remedies must occur.—
Ethan Baron,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ochoa tried another Kaiser pharmacy around the corner and waited an hour before a staff member came outside to tell everyone that the pharmacy would not fill any more prescriptions for the day.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Those with robust coverage likely will use their insurance to fill their prescriptions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Today’s special guest is Sally Jenkins, a staff writer who has reported on the man who broke physics, athletes who keep competing into their 40s, and how to fix the mess of college sports.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ideology cannot replace physics.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Antibiotics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotics. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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