Antibacterial Drugs: FDA Panel To Explore Approval Path For Single-Species Agents

US agency’s advisory committee will weigh the pros and cons of five possible development and regulatory pathways, with a specific focus on animal models.

The US FDA is calling on its Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee to assess the potential use of five different development and regulatory pathways for antibacterial drugs targeting a single species of bacteria.

Sponsors have expressed interest in developing antibacterial drugs and monoclonal antibodies with activity against a single bacterial species that infrequently...

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