Pneumonia Guidances Revisited: FDA Cmte. To Weigh Study Design Issues Again
Executive Summary
FDA’s Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee will take its third look in less than four years at standards for developing antibacterial agents to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, at a meeting on Nov. 3.
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