Orbactiv

Active Ingredient(s): Oritavancin Diphosphate
FDA Approved: * August 6, 2014
Pharm Company: * MEDICINES CO
Category: Antibiotics

* This drug may consist of multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or distributors. If applicable, they would be listed below under "NDC Database Records".

Orbactiv Overview

Oritavancin, sold under the brand name Orbactiv among others, is a semisynthetic glycopeptide antibiotic medication for the treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infections. Its chemical structure as a lipoglycopeptide is similar to vancomycin.[3] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have approved oritavancin for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.[4][2] Conten...

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NDC Database Records for Orbactiv: (2 results)

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• 65293-015 Orbactiv 400 mg Intravenous Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, for Solution by The Medicines Company
• 70842-140 Orbactiv 400 mg Intravenous Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, for Solution by Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.

Other drugs which contain Oritavancin Diphosphate or a similar ingredient: (1 result)

• ORITAVANCIN