Tigecycline
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Overview
Tigecycline (INN) (IPA: Template:IPA) is anglycylcycline antibiotic developed and marketed by Wyeth under the brand name Tygacil. It was given a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast-track approval and was approved on June 17, 2005. It was developed in response to the growing prevalence ofantibiotic resistance in bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus.
Category
Glycopeptide
US Brand Names
TYGACIL®
FDA Package Insert
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