Pegaptanib Intraocular and Pretomanid Tablets

• Generic Name: pegaptanib ophthalmic
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Macugen

Pegaptanib is used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a disorder of the retina of the eye that causes blurring of vision or blindness .

Pegaptanib is available only with your doctor's prescription .

• Generic Name: pretomanid
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names:

Limited Population: Pretomanid is an antimycobacterial indicated as part of a combination regimen with bedaquiline and linezolid for the treatment of adults with pulmonary extensively drug resistant (XDR), treatment-intolerant or nonresponsive multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB). Approval of this indication is based on limited clinical safety and efficacy data. This drug is indicated for use in a limited and specific population of patients.

Pretomanid is not indicated for patients with: drug-sensitive (DS) tuberculosis, latent infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, extrapulmonary infection due to M. tuberculosis, or MDR-TB that is not treatment-intolerant or nonresponsive to standard therapy.

Safety and effectiveness of pretomanid have not been established for its use in combination with drugs other than bedaquiline and linezolid as part of the recommended dosing regimen.