FDA Approves First Pill Containing Human Feces

The FDA has approved Vowst, which is the first oral biologic pill for fecal microbiota containing human feces.

Patients needing a fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections now have the option of getting stool in pill form.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Vowst, the first oral biologic drug for fecal microbiota that was shown in clinical trials to be as effective as fecal microbiota transplants given rectally. Biol...

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