Great News For Hospital-Acquired infections (OPTR, VPHM)
November 11, 2008 · Filed Under General · Comments Off
If you have ever personally contracted or know anyone who has contracted hospital or long-term care born internal infection, there is a bit of good news this morning. Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) released some positive top-line results from its pivotal Phase III clinical study of Optimer’s lead anti-infective drug candidate, OPT-80, in patients with Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI).
ViroPharma (NASDAQ: VPHM) makes the competing drug called Vancocin, and its shares are down 5.7% at $11.85 in pre-market trading.
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