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New antibiotic pill shows promise against drug-resistant gonorrhea

A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The ...
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FDA approves first new gonorrhea treatments in 30 years

Gonorrhea is a bigger problem than you think. For years, doctors treating it have watched their options narrow. The bacterium ...
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FDA approves oral Nuzolvence and Blujepa for treating uncomplicated gonorrhea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new oral medicines to treat the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea. The first approval is for Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin) granules that ...
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FDA approves first new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea in decades, with hope to combat drug resistance

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. The approvals come at a critical moment: The sexually transmitted infection ...
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FDA endorses 2nd new gonorrhea treatment, clearing way for Innoviva's Nuzolvence

After a three-decade drought of new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea, the FDA has signed off on two first-in-class oral treatments for the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which affects more than ...
FiercePharma

GSK gains FDA expansion for Blujepa to treat gonorrhea

With an increase in the antimicrobial resistance to therapies for gonorrhea, doctors have been left with fewer options to treat the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which strikes more an 80 ...
The New York Times

F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. By Andrew Jacobs The Food and Drug Administration has approved two new antibiotics for the treatment of ...
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FDA Approves Blujepa: First New Oral Antibiotic for Gonorrhea in Decades

Blujepa (gepotidacin) is an oral antibiotic for treating two common infections: uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in females and uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea. Its recent FDA approval ...
STAT

FDA approves first new gonorrhea drug in decades

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
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Study identifies misleading genomic sequences of bacteria causing gonorrhea

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified issues with most genomic sequence data for the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium, findings that could complicate future epidemiological and ...
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WHO: Drug-resistant gonorrhea surging globally

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Resistance to antibiotics commonly used to treat gonorrhea has increased globally. Barriers for testing and ...