Paratek's Omadacycline May Face Mortality Questions With Proposed Pneumonia Indication

US FDA advisory committee will consider "noteworthy" imbalance in deaths in Paratek's trial in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia; agency could not determine cause, briefing documents note.

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A mortality issue among patients in Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s trial of omadacycline in community acquired bacterial pneumonia could spark some discussion during what is otherwise likely to be a short advisory committee meeting for the product.

The US FDA was not able to determine a reason for the higher number of deaths in the omadacycline trial...

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