Optimer Teams With AztraZeneca To Bring Dificid To South America

Optimer has signed a string of partnerships to commercialize the antibiotic around the world; the latest is with AstraZeneca, which will market the drug in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed several regional partners to commercialize its antibiotic Dificid (fidaxomicin) for Colstridium difficile infection in different parts of the world. The latest is AstraZeneca PLC, which will market the antibiotic in South America, including in Brazil, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean in a deal announced Dec. 3.

AstraZeneca – one of a few big pharmas still investing in antibiotic drug development – has the infrastructure in place...

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