Acurx receives FDA fast track designation for ACX-362E for the treatment of C. difficile infection

Acurx Pharmaceuticals

16 January 2019 - Phase 1 clinical study underway - anticipated completion second quarter 2019.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation for ACX-362E, an investigational new treatment for Clostridium difficile Infection. ACX-362E is a novel, oral antibiotic that recently entered Phase 1 development.

ACX-362E is a novel, first-in-class, orally-administered anti-bacterial. It is the first of a novel class of DNA polymerase IIIC inhibitors under development by Acurx to treat bacterial infections.

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