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FDA approves Cubist antibiotic for skin infections

By Matthew Perrone
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new antibiotic from Cubist Pharmaceuticals to treat common skin infections often acquired in the hospital.

Regulators cleared the company’s Sivextro as a pill and as an intravenous solution for adults with skin infections caused by bacteria that are often resistant to older antibiotics.

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