Astellas’ Dificlir (fidaxomicin) could save NHS thousands of pounds

New Drug Approvals

Fidaxomicin

873857-62-6 3-(((6-Deoxy-4-O-(3,5-dichloro-2-ethyl-4,6-dihydroxybenzoyl)-2-O-methyl-β-D-mannopyranosyl)oxy)-methyl)-12(R)-[(6-deoxy-5-C-methyl-4-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-β-D-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-11(S)-ethyl-8(S)-hydroxy-18(S)-(1(R)-hydroxyethyl)-9,13,15-trimethyloxacyclooctadeca-3,5,9,13,15-pentaene-2-one

C₅₂H₇₄Cl₂O₁₈   Molecular Weight: 1058.03916 

US FDA:link         Launched – 2011   Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

OPT-80  
PAR-101

Using Astellas’ Dificlir (fidaxomicin) as a first-line treatment for clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not only clinically effective but could also save the National Health Service thousands of pounds compared to the standard of care, according to data from a late-stage study

Read more at: http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/14-05-14/Astellas_Dificlir_could_save_NHS_thousands_of_pounds.aspx#ixzz31qrtFXlT

Fidaxomicin (trade names Dificid, Dificlir, and previously OPT-80 and PAR-101) is the first in a new class of narrow spectrummacrocyclic antibiotic drugs.^[2] It is a fermentation product obtained from the actinomycete Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenesis.^[3][4] Fidaxomicin is non-systemic, meaning it is minimally…

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