Cidara’s Rezafungin: Dosing Convenience Warrants Antifungal’s Limited Approval, US FDA Panel Says
Executive Summary
Use should be targeted for patients with candidemia/invasive candidiasis who require longer-term therapy and for whom daily intravenous administration with currently approved echinocandins is problematic, Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee says.
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