Antibiotic Development: Limited Population Pathway In US Removes Barrier
Executive Summary
Allergan's Avycaz could be indicator of how FDA will use the 21st Century Cure's new approval mechanism; experts maintain the provision does not lower FDA's standards of safety.
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