The future of ibrexafungerp for prevention of recurrent yeast infections
Nkechi Azie, MD, MBA, FIDSA, vice president of clinical development and medical affairs at SCYNEXIS, discusses the potential FDA approval of ibrexafungerp (Brexafemme; SCYNEXIS) for the prevention of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Note: BREXAFEMME is contraindicated during pregnancy and in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to ibrexafungerp. Most common adverse reactions observed in clinical trials (incidence ≥2%) were diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, and vomiting.
Current treatments for recurrent bacterial vaginosis leave many patients dissatisfied
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March 2nd 2022In this episode of Pap Talk, Contemporary OB/GYN® Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Jessica Shim, MD, an attending at in the Division of Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss Myfembree (relugolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate tablets; Myovant Sciences, Pfizer) and its possible approval in May 2022.
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S4E1: New RNA platform can predict pregnancy complications
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