FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Complicated Urinary Tract And Intra-Abdominal Infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved doripenem injection, 500 mg intravenous infusion, for the treatment of complicated urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. Doripenem injection, sold under the trade name Doribax, has been shown to be active against several strains of bacteria. “This is a significant new drug in the treatment of hospitalized patients with serious bacterial infections,” said Janet Woodcock, M.D. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Urology on October 25th, 2007