re valuation15 Jan 2019 08:05
That number has been around for a long time and has been presented on this board on numerous occasions I know. the analysis sees Iclaprim as a one trick pony only to be used on really impaired patients presenting a very specific condition. We have here a new class of antibiotic that is going up against AB's that are growing less and less effective as resistance continues to build up. We have a crisis in our hospitals with MRSA taking lives daily in increasing numbers. Surgical procedures are being heavily compromised as a result. To some extent management has been to blame as they have always presented a narrow focus. But the Zacks analysis which others seems to have used as ground work only really takes a very narrow view giving little or no thought to the other applications that have already been hinted at nor the exclusivity protection granted. If the drug is safe, well tolerated and more effective than the comparatives it has been tested against in its journey to the market so far there seems little sense in restricting its use to a very narrow setting in the longer term.