Why Form a New Group IRAC groups are normally set up to tackle specific resistance problems or “Resistance Hotspots” in a country or region. Resistance problems relate to classes of compounds or to different modes of action and clearly these issues can only be satisfactorily managed by all interested parties involved working on a common approach to Resistance Management. A multi-company IRAC group is the ideal forum for doing this. Who Should be Involved IRAC Country Groups are generally…