Dalbavancin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dalbavancin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
 ?
Identifiers
CAS number 171500-79-1
ATC code  ?
PubChem 16134410
Chemical data
Formula C88H100Cl2N10O28
Mol. mass 1755.634
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism  ?
Half life  ?
Excretion  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

?

Legal status
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

  1. ^ Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application for Dalbavancin to U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  2. ^ Chen AY, Zervos MJ, Vazquez JA (2007). "Dalbavancin: a novel antimicrobial". Int. J. Clin. Pract. 61 (5): 853–63. doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01318.x. PMID 17362476. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Dalbavancin: A Novel Lipoglycopeptide Antibacterial
  5. ^ UPDATE 1-Pfizer says US FDA wants more data on antibiotic