Zoliflodacin, Coming to Your Pharmacy Soon

Innovation in medicine is happening. In our immediate past episode, we summarized how AI is improving standard mammography to now PREDICT breast cancer rather than just diagnosing it once it was appeared. In a past episode, we covered a new and novel “first in class” oral medication for uncomplicated UTIs in women called Blujepa. This is innovation! Well now, as of June 10, 2025, the FDA has granted a New Drud Application for a new and noval oral antibiotic against gonococcal (GC) infection! In this episode, we will review the current CDC treatment protocols for GC and highlight what this new medication’s MOA is and what to expect from this FDA process.