Paratek Pharmaceuticals Announces Inclusion of Oral NUZYRA® in China’s National Reimbursement Drug List
Earlier this year, NHSA added the intravenous (IV) formulation of NUZYRA to the NRDL for the treatment of CABP and ABSSSI.
- Earlier this year, NHSA added the intravenous (IV) formulation of NUZYRA to the NRDL for the treatment of CABP and ABSSSI.
- “The addition of oral NUZYRA to China’s NRDL allows millions of patients increased accessibility, at reduced prices, to the once-daily oral and IV formulations of this life-saving therapy for serious community-acquired infections,” said Evan Loh, M.D., Paratek chief executive officer.
- “This inclusion further expands China’s antibiotic armamentarium to address antimicrobial resistance, an ever-growing, urgent, global public health crisis.
- Paratek’s partner in China, Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), received approval of both IV and oral NUZYRA as a Category 1 innovative drug by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China for the treatment of CABP and ABSSSI in December 2021.