UPDATE 1-Canada’s Appili gets US FDA approval for oral antibiotic solution

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved Canadian drugmaker Appili Therapeutics' liquid oral form of antibiotic drug metronidazole, offering an alternative to patients who have difficulty taking injections or pills. An injectable form of the drug, which is commonly used in the treatment of bacterial and parasitic infections, has been in shortage since early last year due to high demand and regulatory delays. Appili said its partner, privately-held Saptalis, will sell the newly approved form of the drug under the brand name Likmez in the United States.