Here They Are: Dalbavancin and Oritavancin – The New Long-Acting Lipoglycopeptides
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