An Intro to Emblaveo (aztreonam + avibactam)

The FDA web site usually provides label and review documents for approved drugs.[1]  Emblaveo, the combination of aztreonam and avibactam, was approved in February 2025, almost ½ year ago, but clinical review documents are still not posted at the site.[2]  Continue reading An Intro to Emblaveo (aztreonam + avibactam)

The 10 x ’20 Initiative – A Retrospective

It started all so well with fanfare and great expectations. Fifteen years ago, the 10 x ’20 initiative got underway. Its goals were spelled out clearly: To ‘Pursue a Global Commitment to Develop 10 New Antibacterial Drugs by 2020 ’[3].  It Continue reading The 10 x ’20 Initiative – A Retrospective

All Smiles at the Press Conference: Plazo+Levo Delivers

This December, Achaogen released much data on 2 plazomicin trials[1]: the pivotal EPIC study comparing plazomicin / levofloxacin with meropenem / levofloxacin in cUTI is the one we want to look at today because it is interpretable, while the other trial Continue reading All Smiles at the Press Conference: Plazo+Levo Delivers