The drug SQ109, developed by Sequella for the treatment of tuberculosis, blocks key biochemical pathways in bacteria, fungi, and parasites.

TB Alliance, an international non-profit whose mission is to develop better and more affordable drugs against tuberculosis, made three announcements on World TB Day demonstrating their commitment to combating childhood TB.

Web portal for childhood TB

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently approved Sirturo (bedaquiline) for conditional use in the European Union for adults suffering from pulmonary MDR-TB.

The press release from Multimedia News Release can be found at:

http://www.multivu.com/mnr/65014-sirturo-treatment-multi-drug-resistant-tuberculosis

Back in December 2012, the same drug was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The blog post highlighting that announcement can be found at:

Source: European Medicines Agency http://www.ema.europa.eu

On 21 November 2013, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended the granting of a conditional marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Deltyba for the treatment of lung infections due to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis when alternative treatments cannot be used due to resistance or intolerance. The company that applied for authorisation is Otsuka Novel Products GmbH.