First Drug, Tecovirimat (TPOXX), Approved to Treat Smallpox

MONDAY, July 16, 2018 -- TPOXX (tecovirimat) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat smallpox.
Though the contagious and often-deadly viral disease was considered eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980,...

Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 16, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news