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When Pfizer bought dalbavancin and anidulofungin from Vicuron in 2005, it shelled out USD 1.9 billion for both Phase 3 drugs. One can argue whether each drugs had the same commercial value for Pfizer but it is safe to assume that dalbavancin was valued at approx. USD 1 billion at Continue reading Dalbavancin Sale to Actavis
After a single high dose of (8 or 10 mg/kg BW) of daptomycin IV, bone levels were measured in plasma and trabecular bone obtained during hip or knee surgery of 16 patients.[1] At the time of surgery, mean concentrations in plasma and synovial fluid were 39 and 22 µg/mL, respectively. Continue reading Adequate Penetration of Daptomycin Into Bone Tissue
The development history of glycopeptide drugs is anything but normal. Daptomycin (Cubicin®) was abandoned by Lilly but resurrected by Francis Tally at Cubist by adjusting the dosing schedule to once daily and careful uptitration. The drug did superbly in a landmark endocarditis trial and everything looked rosy. Then we learned Continue reading Here They Are: Dalbavancin and Oritavancin – The New Long-Acting Lipoglycopeptides