Antibiotic Pipeline Profile: Targeting Delivery To Infection Site

Among the antibiotics that have garnered a qualified infectious disease product designation, a collection of late-stage products are targeted at local delivery, especially inhaled and vaginal formulations.

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Several antibiotic drug developers are looking to alternative delivery systems to offer localized delivery for anti-infective agents – such as inhaled formulations that target the lungs – a pathway that could result in new approvals for older molecules.

Pulmonary delivery technology that could make new products from generic antibiotics has attracted a range of respiratory-focused companies to the anti-infective space. Bayer AG and Nektar Therapeutics, Aradigm Corp., Savara Inc

The State Of The Antibiotics Pipeline

The conclusion of Scrip's review of antibiotic drug development and the impact of incentives like the US FDA's Qualified Infectious Disease Product program.

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