The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1570
April 22, 2019
Ozenoxacin 1% Cream (Xepi) for Impetigo
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Ozenoxacin 1% Cream (Xepi) for Impetigo
April 22, 2019 (Issue: 1570)
The FDA has approved a 1% cream formulation
of ozenoxacin (Xepi – Cutanea), a nonfluorinated
quinolone antibiotic, for treatment of impetigo caused
by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
in patients ≥2 months old.
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