Cluster of drug-resistant mpox identified in five states, US officials ...
WEB9 hours ago · U.S. health officials have identified a cluster of cases caused by an mpox variant that are resistant to Siga Technologies' antiviral tecovirimat, branded as TPOXX, in five U.S. states, federal ...
Cluster of drug-resistant mpox identified in five states, US ... - AOL
WEB9 hours ago · U.S. health officials have identified a cluster of cases caused by an mpox variant that are resistant to Siga Technologies' antiviral tecovirimat, branded as TPOXX, in five U.S. states, federal ...
U.S. prepares for possible arrival of more severe strain of mpox - NBC News
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration has approved an antiviral treatment known as TPOXX for smallpox, which is closely related to mpox, although a recent clinical trial found that the drug is not ...
Clinical trials could get monkeypox drug to desperate ... - NBC News
WEBJul 22, 2022 · TPOXX, an antiviral approved for smallpox, can help with monkeypox symptoms. The drug is very hard to access, but clinical trials could improve that.
Could the new mpox threat cause significant harm in the U.S.? - NBC News
WEBThe National Institutes of Health on Thursday reported that the antiviral TPOXX did not reduce clade I symptom duration in a DRC clinical trial. But promisingly, just 1.7% of the participants...
Smallpox Preparedness and Response Updates from FDA | FDA
WEBMay 3, 2023 · TPOXX was the first approved smallpox therapeutic in the United States, approved July 13, 2018. On May 18, 2022, FDA approved an intravenous (IV) formulation of TPOXX to treat smallpox.
U.S. clinical trial evaluating antiviral for monkeypox begins
WEBSep 9, 2022 · A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the antiviral tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, is now enrolling adults and children with monkeypox infection in the United States. Study investigators aim to enroll more than 500 …
FDA approves the first drug with an indication for treatment of ...
WEBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox. Though the World Health Organization declared smallpox, a...
What is Tpoxx? The Monkeypox Treatment Drug That’s Hard to …
WEBAug 6, 2022 · Tecovirimat, also called Tpoxx, which treats monkeypox, is designated an “investigational drug,” which federal health officials say means it cannot be released from the national stockpile ...
Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX: What to Know, How to Get It | TIME
WEBAug 9, 2022 · TPOXX is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat smallpox, which belongs to the same family of orthopox viruses as monkeypox. It likely helps people with monkeypox as...