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FDA Approves Tuberculosis Drug Co-created By CSU Scientists

by KREX News Room
by Jordan Sherman

Story Created: Jan 4, 2013 at 1:54 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 4, 2013 at 1:54 PM MDT

FORT COLLINS, Colo.- Scientists at Colorado State University teamed up with the company Johnson & Johnson back in 2007 to create a tuberculosis drug called bedaquiline.

After years of testing, the Food and Drug Administration has given their approval for the break-through medication.

University officials say Colorado State is known internationally for their tuberculosis research programs.

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