Tigecycline is a glycylcycline antibiotic developed and marketed by Wyeth under the brand name Tygacil. It was developed in response to the growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. It was granted fast-track approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 17, 2005.
For the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the following conditions: Complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only), Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible and -resistant isolates), Streptococcus agalactiae, ...
Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, New York, United States
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Sparrow Hosptial, Lansing, Michigan, United States
Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Hanil Medical Center, Dobong-Gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Dong-A University Medical Center (Dong-A University Hospital), Busan, Korea, Republic of
Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
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