Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model for the Safety of Tigecycline in Patients with Complicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections

Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model for the Safety of Tigecycline in Patients with Complicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections

Conference: IDSA

Tigecycline is a first-in-class glycylcycline for the treatment of serious bacterial infections. Reported adverse events from clinical trials include nausea and vomiting. Exposure-response relationships and…

Challenges in the transition to model-based development

Challenges in the transition to model-based development

Publication: AAPS J

Practitioners of the art and science of pharmacometrics are well aware of the considerable effort required to successfully complete modeling and simulation activities...

Antimicrobial safety: focus on fluoroquinolones

Antimicrobial safety: focus on fluoroquinolones

Authors: Owens RC, Ambrose PG
Publication: Clin Infect Dis

Infrequent toxicities associated with certain drugs and drug classes have recently gained much attention from different health-care perspectives.

Pharmacodynamic Characterization of NVP-LMB415 against Haemophilus Influenzae in an In Vitro Hollow-Fiber System

Pharmacodynamic Characterization of NVP-LMB415 against Haemophilus Influenzae in an In Vitro Hollow-Fiber System

Conference: ECCMID

NVP-LBM415 is a peptide deformylase inhibitor with in vitro activity against those pathogens commonly associated with community-acquired respiratory tract infections. The purpose of these studies was to…

Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model For The Tolerability Of Tigecycline In Healthy Volunteers

Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model For The Tolerability Of Tigecycline In Healthy Volunteers

Conference: ECCMID

Tigecycline, a first-in-class glycylcycline, is an antimicrobial agent with demonstrated in vitro activity against susceptible and multiple-drug resistant gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.