The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck’s antibiotic Zerbaxa to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP/VABP) in patients aged 18 years and above.
FDA Approves Zerbaxa (ceftolozane and tazobactam) 3g Dose for the Treatment of Adults with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (HABP/VABP).
MSD is gearing up to file antibiotic Zerbaxa on both sides of the Atlantic for certain forms of pneumonia on the success of a late-stage trial backing its safety and efficacy.
Merck announced the pivotal Phase 3 clinical study evaluating the company’s antibiotic Zerbaxa (ceftolozane and tazobactam) at an investigational dose for the treatment of adult patients with either ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP)