STL Index for: Oritavancin
Update on Drugs & Devices: May-June 2021
The update covers: Axatilimab IV injection - SNDX-6352 (Syndax Pharmaceuticals), Binimetinib tablets + encorafenib capsules - Mektovi® + Braftovi® (Pfizer Canada), Encapsulated cell therapy for Fabry disease - SIG-007 (Sigilon Therapeutics) and Oritavancin IV injection - Kimyrsa™ (Melinta Therapeutics).
New Antibiotics in the Management of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
This article reviews the mechanism of action, efficacy, bacterial coverage, and potential side effects for dalbavancin and oritavancin, both semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide antibiotics, and tedizolid, an oxazolidinone.
