Omadacycline is a Potential New Drug For Treatment in Moderate to Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia

Synopsis: Omadacycline is a new antibiotic, derived from the tetracycline class, which might fill the need for a novel antibiotic that is effective against the common bacterial organisms causing community-acquired pneumonia. This trial showed it to be noninferior to moxifloxacin. Source: Stets R, Popescu M, Gonong JR, et al. Omadacycline for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:517–527.
Source: Clinical Pulmonary Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Trends Source Type: research