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Part 2 of the study was designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the optimized intravenous RX-3341 formulation. Results showed that the chosen intravenous RX-3341 formulation was well tolerated using multiple doses for 14 days.
About RX-3341
RX-3341 is a novel, broad spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic which has shown increased activity against gram-positive organisms compared to other quinolones, and similar or better activity to that of ciprofloxacin against gram-negative organisms in in-vitro studies and twelve Phase I and two Phase 2 clinical trials of the oral dosage form.
About Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a product-driven small molecule drug
discovery and development company focused on the structure-based design of
new classes of antibiotics. The Company's underlying drug discovery engine
capitalizes on its proprietary high-resolution crystal structure of the
ribosome, which performs an essential role in the fundamental process of
protein synthesis. Many known, commercially valuable antibiotics bind to
the ribosome, including those used to treat both community-acquired and
hospital- acquired pathogens. The Company's integrated research strategy,
which combines state of the art, proprietary computational analysis, X-ray
crystallography, medicinal chemistry, microbiology and biochemistry, allows
it to rapidly synthesize new agents designed to avoid typical antibiotic
resistance mechanisms. Rib-X's iterative intelligent engine
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