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Antibiotics: DALVANCE receives FDA approval

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AbbVie announced Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DALVANCE® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric...

Sleeping sickness: Fexinidazole receives FDA approval for treatment

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved fexinidazole as the first all-oral treatment for both stages of sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis). Fexinidazole was...

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New antibiotic for treating MRSA, KIMYRSA, now commercially available

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Morristown, NJ pharmaceutical company, Melinta Therapeutics announced this week that their lipoglycopeptide antibiotic, KIMYRSA™ (oritavancin), is now commercially...

Antibiotic, Solosec, receives FDA approval as treatment of trichomoniasis

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lupin Pharmaceuticals supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to expand the use of SOLOSEC® (secnidazole)...

Anti-infective therapy for infections caused by drug-resistant gram-negative pathogens now in Phase I study

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Biopharmaceutical company, Qpex Biopharma, announced this week the initiation of a Phase 1 study of QPX9003, a next generation intravenous (IV)-administered synthetic...

Lyme disease prevention: Tarsus Pharmaceuticals initiates clinical trial for oral, non-vaccine TP-05

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews TP-05 is designed to kill infected ticks attached to the human body before they can transmit the Borrelia bacteria that causes Lyme disease Late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...

Monoclonal antibody prevents HIV infection in monkeys, study finds

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An experimental, lab-made antibody can completely prevent nonhuman primates from being infected with the monkey form of HIV, new research published in Nature Communications shows. The results will inform...

Smallpox drug, Tembexa, receives FDA approval

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday approved Tembexa (brincidofovir) to treat smallpox. Although the World Health Organization declared smallpox, a contagious...

Malaysia starts Ivermectin trial for high risk COVID-19 patients

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Effective pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 remains a challenge. The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial showed dexamethasone, a steroid,...

Malaysia officials respond to ivermectin ‘miracle drug’ claims

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug mostly used in veterinary medicine, especially treating worm infestations. In April 2020, researchers using laboratory methods...