WHO warns overuse of antibiotics for Covid-19 will cause more deaths

The increased use of antibiotics to combat the Covid-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that a “worrying number” of bacterial infections were becoming increasingly resistant to the medicines traditionally used to treat them.

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Path To Profitability

According to the industry analysts covering BOT, breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2021, before generating positive profits of AU$33m in 2022. Therefore, BOT is expected to breakeven roughly 2 years from today. In order to meet this breakeven date, I calculated the rate at which BOT must grow year-on-year. It turns out an average annual growth rate of 96% is expected, which signals high confidence from analysts. Should the business grow at a slower rate, it will become profitable at a later date than expected.

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Is Cannabis Space Offering a Lucrative Investment Opportunity Amid Coronavirus Outbreak?

The legal cannabis market in Australia is set to boom, and cannabis is turning out to be the one thing that wouldn’t be hampered by seasonality. The country has one of the largest medicinal cannabis markets that is regulated by the federal government. The cannabis industry is one of the most disputed sectors throughout the world, and over the past few months, significant development has been observed in the industry.

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Botanix Pharmaceuticals receives FDA grant for antibacterial product BTX 1801

Amid the difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, synthetic cannabinoid company Botanix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: BOT) unveiled an operational boost in the form of support from the US FDA to fast track its first antibacterial product BTX 1801.

Earlier today, the company announced that the FDA’s Office of Antimicrobial Products had granted BTX 1801 – a treatment to prevent post-surgical infections – what’s known as qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) status which means Botanix can receive a variety of incentives as part of its drug development program.

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Botanix reshuffles business priorities

Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: BOT) today provided investors with an update on its suite of cannabis-derived clinical trials that target dermatological and antimicrobial conditions. In addition to this, the company has provided its roadmap, outlining how Botanix will be moving forward amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Australia is a leader in cannabis biotechs – here are three stocks that could be poised for growth

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