MHRA approves combo antibiotic Exblifep

4 April 2024

The UK’ Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today approved Exblifep, the combined antibiotic cefepime/enmetazobactam 2g/0.5g powder for concentrate for solution for infusion) to treat adult patients with complicated infections of the urinary tract (bladder and kidneys) and certain types of pneumonia that occur during a hospital stay.

Developed by Indian drugmaker Orchid Pharma, and sub-licensed to Advanz Pharma for marketing the UK, the combined antibiotic can also be used to treat bacteremia (bacteria in the blood) due to, or possibly due to, any of the infections listed above.

Speedy approval via IRP

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