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The nomination of Dr. Scott Gottlieb for FDA commissioner, a political appointee, has created the usual bipartisan furor. He is called unqualified, a renegade, not committed enough to FDA orthodoxy, an industry darling by some and a maverick by others. All the while FDA lobbyists are singing the praises of an Continue reading FDA Needs Radical Reform
Since the beginning of this millennium we have seen antibiotic R&D dwindle year after year. There are many reasons for this; while economics are often cited for this decline, the FDA and the ‘Guideline Wars’, i.e., those never ending discussions about regulatory requirements, have contributed to this trend in a Continue reading Progress Report: New Antibacterials In the Fight against MDR Bacteria
In a recent publication, the results of a large Phase 3 trial comparing solithromycin with moxifloxacin in the treatment of CAP are presented [1]. As this was a global registration trial, we should refer to the indication as CABP, the current FDA acronym for a very defined entity which has some Continue reading Solithromycin CAP Study: Cap the Details (in the Publication)