Paratek's Antibiotic Nuzyra Survived 20 Years – Now For The US Launch

Company still mulling pricing for broad-spectrum antibiotic Nuzyra (omadacycline), which is set to launch in the US in the first quarter, following FDA approval Oct. 2.

FDA Approved

Boston, Mass.-based Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. is on the precipice of becoming a small, single-product biotech following the US FDA's Oct. 2 approval of its antibiotic Nuzyra (omadacycline) for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

FDA approved the drug, which is a once daily, modernized tetracycline that has activity across a spectrum of bacteria, including...

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