Zyvox

Linezolid, also called Zyvox, was the first of a new type of antibiotics called oxazolidinones that had only been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000.23 They were the first new class of antibiotics put on the market in thirty-two years.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

Linezolid, also called Zyvox, was the first of a new type of antibiotics called oxazolidinones that had only been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000.23 They were the first new class of antibiotics put on the market in thirty-two years.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

Linezolid, also called Zyvox, was the first of a new type of antibiotics called oxazolidinones that had only been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000.23 They were the first new class of antibiotics put on the market in thirty-two years.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

Separately, Pfizer said it has received civil investigative demands and informal inquiries from the consumer protection divisions of several states seeking information and documents concerning the promotion of pain drug Lyrica and antibiotic Zyvox.

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The study will test the efficacy and safety of using the drug to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection in comparison to linezolid, or Zyvox.

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The study will test the efficacy and safety of using the drug to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection in comparison to linezolid, or Zyvox.

Trius Therapeutics Reaches Deal For New Study 2011

Zyvox is the leading branded antibiotic for serious gram-positive infections, and the only marketed antibiotic labeled for MRSA that is available in both intravenous and oral-dosage forms.

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Just last September, Pfizer agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and to pay more than $2 billion in fines to settle allegations regarding its market practices, which included the off-label promotion of the antipsychotic Geodon and the antibiotic Zyvox.

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The amount of community-strain staph that possessed inducible clindamycin resistance was still low, however, and there were still plenty of other drug options for outpatient treatment: the tetracyclines; the fluoroquinolones; the sulfa drugs; and linezolid or Zyvox, a brand-new and therefore much more expensive drug that could also be taken orally.

SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

Trius said in its prospectus that it believes its drug candidate offers some advantages over Zyvox, including greater potency, once-daily dosing, a shorter course of therapy, lower frequency of resistance, and an improved safety profile.

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