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Coordinating Antibiotics, Test Development Could Shorten Approval Times, US FDA Says

In a new draft guidance, the agency recommends antimicrobial drug developers and sponsors of antimicrobial susceptibility tests coordinate their regulatory submissions to get their products on the market together faster.

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Drug and device-makers may be able to get their antimicrobial drugs and antimicrobial susceptibility tests (AST) to the US market simultaneously if they coordinate their regulatory submissions, according to a new FDA draft guidance.

The proposed guidance from the agency's drug and device centers recommends developers of antimicrobial drugs and ASTs coordinate...

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