MSD has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review New Drug Applications (NDA) for two of its antibacterial agents.
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.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted three new medicines for routine use on NHS Scotland, expanding treatment options for cervical cancer, HIV and a skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa, but has turned away an antibiotic and two medicines for cystic fibrosis.