Labeling For Optimer's Dificid Includes Data On Ability To Sustain Cure Post-Treatment
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA approves the macrolide antibacterial for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
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