WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, DVORTYGIRL
The TB Alliance is continuing its charge to develop a new drug regimen for people with tuberculosis, jumping regulatory hurdles to test several new combinations of drugs. Yesterday, the non-profit organization announced that they would begin a second clinical trial to test a new drug combination that can be taken for less time and, hopefully, work more effectively against the disease.
Currently, tuberculosis patients are prescribed a handful of antibiotics to be taken every day for 6 months. And if they develop a multi-drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, they will receive daily injections for 6 months, followed by 18 months of pill-popping.
In September 2010, the TB Alliance launched the first new phase II trial for new tuberculosis medicines in 50 years, testing a three-drug regimen: ...
