Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2019
Allergan announces FDA approval of Avycaz (ceftazidime and avibactam) for paediatric patients
18 March 2019 - Label now includes new data on use of Avycaz for treatment of cUTI and cIAI in paediatric patients 3 months of age and older.
Allergan today announced that the U.S. FDA has approved the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam), expanding the label to include pediatric patients 3 months and older for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) in combination with metronidazole and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI).
This is the first FDA approval of a pediatric indication for cUTI and cIAI in more than a decade.
