Why is the FDA approving medication for an eradicated disease? To a company calledChimerix?
https://apnews.com/press-release/globe-newswire/business-health-smallpox-06329b229be803785aef78b5650615f3
"TEMBEXA for Smallpox
In June, the FDA granted TEMBEXA tablets and oral suspension approval for the treatment of smallpox. TEMBEXA is approved for adult and pediatric patients and is the first and only smallpox therapy approved for neonates. The oral suspension formulation is particularly important for patients who have difficulty swallowing due to age or medical status."
https://apnews.com/press-release/globe-newswire/business-health-smallpox-06329b229be803785aef78b5650615f3
"Carcinogenicity:TEMBEXA is considered a potential human carcinogen. Do not crush or divide TEMBEXA tablets and avoid direct contact with broken or crushed tablets or oral suspension.
Male Infertility: Based on testicular toxicity in animal studies,TEMBEXA may irreversibly impair fertilityin individuals of reproductive potential.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Common adverse reactions (adverse events assessed as causally related by the investigator in ≥ 2% of subjects) experienced in the first 2 weeks of dosing with TEMBEXA were diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
Pregnancy
Based on findings from animal reproduction studies,TEMBEXA may cause fetal harmwhen administered to pregnant individuals."