Zdrowie i gospodarka · 10/01/2014
Draft Guidance for Industry on Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Community- Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: Developing Drugs for Treatment." The purpose of this draft guidance is to assist clinical trial sponsors and investigators in the development of antibacterial drugs for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). The science of clinical trial design and our understanding of this disease have advanced in recent years, and this draft guidance informs sponsors of our current recommendations for clinical development. FDA is specifically requesting comment on critical areas of scientific interest including the appropriate primary efficacy endpoints, the use of an intent-to-treat (ITT) population for the primary analysis population, and the use of antibacterial therapy by patients before participating in clinical trials. This draft guidance revises the draft guidance of the same name that published March 20, 2009.