Theravance’s Vibativ Adds Long-Sought Pneumonia Indication
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Company has secured a new third-party manufacturer for the antibiotic and says it will relaunch the drug in the third quarter. FDA approval for telavancin’s use in hospital-acquired pneumonia comes four-and-a-half years after the original NDA submission for the supplemental claim.
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