Phage Therapy in the USA
Phage Therapy in the USA
Phage Therapy in the United States is very tightly regulated. Only in the most extreme cases may a person in the United States be granted permission to use Phage Therapy. Patients must petition the FDA through a process called Compassionate Use or Investigational New Drug applications.
The process is complicated and not guaranteed. However, by telling patient stories of Phage Therapy successfully treating AMR infections we hope to raise awareness and ultimately make Phage Therapy more accessible to patients who are suffering now. Below are some Phage Clinics and labs in the United States. To date, only a small number of patients have been treated with Phage Therapy in the United states.