Dalbavancin
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Dalbavancin
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Formula | C88H100Cl2N10O28 |
Mol. mass | 1755.634 |
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Routes | Intravenous |
Dalbavancin, a novel second-generation lipoglycopeptide agent, belongs to the same class as vancomycin, the most widely-used and one of the few treatments available to patients infected with MRSA.[1]
It possesses in vitro activity against a variety of gram-positive pathogens[2][3] including MRSA and MRSE. [4]It is a once-weekly, two-dose antibiotic that Pfizer acquired when it bought Vicuron Pharmaceuticals in 2005.[5]
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application for Dalbavancin to U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- ^ Chen AY, Zervos MJ, Vazquez JA (2007). "Dalbavancin: a novel antimicrobial". Int. J. Clin. Pract. 61 (5): 853–63. doi: . PMID 17362476.
- ^ Das B, Sarkar C, Biswas R, Pandey S (2008). "Review: dalbavancin-a novel lipoglycopeptide antimicrobial for gram positive pathogens". Pak J Pharm Sci 21 (1): 78–88. PMID 18166524.
- ^ Dalbavancin: A Novel Lipoglycopeptide Antibacterial
- ^ UPDATE 1-Pfizer says US FDA wants more data on antibiotic
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