FDA highlights liver safety issues in Cempra drug review

(Reuters) – Cempra Inc’s experimental drug to treat community acquired pneumonia, the kind suffered by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently, causes a potentially concerning rise in liver enzymes, according to a preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The review, posted on the FDA’s website on Wednesday, comes two days ahead of a meeting of outside experts who will discuss the drug, solithromycin, and recommend whether or not it should be approved. The FDA is not obliged to follow its advisory panel’s advice but typically does so. …

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FDA highlights liver safety issues in Cempra drug review