ridinilazole

Ridinilazole is an investigational small molecule antibiotic under evaluation for oral administration for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). In vitro, it demonstrates bactericidal activity against C. difficile and suppresses bacterial toxin production; the mechanism of action is thought to involve inhibition of cell division. It possesses desirable properties for the treatment of CDI, namely that it is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic which exhibits activity against C. difficile while having little impact on other normal intestinal flora and that it is only minimally absorbed systemically after oral administration. When Ridinilazole was originally developed, there were only three antibiotics in use for treating CDI: vancomycin, fidaxomicin, and metronidazole. The recurrence rate of CDI is high, which has spurred research into other treatment options with the aimed reduce the rate of recurrence. — Wikipedia