FDA approves new antibacterial drug Avycaz

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FDA approves new antibacterial drug Avycaz

02/25/2015 04:50 PM EST

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam), a new antibacterial drug product, to treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), in combination with metronidazole, and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections (pyelonephritis), who have limited or no alternative treatment options.

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