FDA Approves First Pill for the Microbiome

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The therapy opens the door to future treatments that may restore healthy bacteria in the body

robiotics have long been star ingredients in dairy foods, drinks, and supplements, promising to generate a better bacterial balance to our guts.

On Apr. 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a step toward formalizing the idea of adjusting gut-bacteria populations when it approved the first oral drug designed to treat the microbiome. Called SER-109, the pill is a cocktail of bacteria that can prevent recurring infections ofbacteria in people who have had previous episodes, and help them maintain healthy levels of gut bacteria.

“This could potentially transform how this disease is treated,” says Eric Shaff, president and CEO of Seres. Until now, efforts to change the microbiome to address specific medical conditions have mostly involved

 

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