The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first oral microbiota product to prevent the recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in individuals suffering repeat infection after treatment with an antibiotic. The product is made from human faeces. This is the second microbiota product targeting C. difficile infection to get a US approval in just five months. The first was a faecal transplant therapy developed by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
