Sparse batch of recommendations at EMA/CHMP February meeting

28 February 2020
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At its February 24-27 meetings, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended two medicines for approval at its February 2020 meeting.

The Committee recommended granting a marketing authorization for Fetcroja (cefiderocol) from Japan’s Shionogi (TYO: 4507) for the treatment of infections due to aerobic Gram-negative organisms in adults with limited treatment options.

The generic medicine Tigecycline Accord (tigecycline) from Accord Healthcare received a positive opinion for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue (ie, tissues just below the skin) infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections.

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