Seres Therapeutics and Nestlé Health Science Announce U.S. Commercial Availability of VOWST™, the First and Only FDA-Approved Microbiota-Based Oral Therapeutic for Prevention of Recurrence of C. Difficile Infection

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Jun 05, 2023

Seres+Therapeutics%2C+Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB) and Nestl%26eacute%3B+Health+Science today announced that VOWST™ (fecal microbiota spores, live-brpk) is now commercially available for patients. VOWST,formerly called SER-109, is the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved orally administered microbiota-based therapeutic to prevent recurrence of C. difficile infection (CDI) in adults following antibacterial treatment for recurrent CDI (rCDI). VOWST is not indicated for the treatment of CDI.