Quick answers
- What is Eravacycline used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Xerava, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., March 31, 2025) says: “XERAVA is a tetracycline class antibacterial indicated for the treatment of complicated intra‑abdominal infections in patients 18 years of age and older. Limitations of Use XERAVA is not indicated for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI). …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Eravacycline have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Eravacycline?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Eravacycline been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Eravacycline?
- 1 company lists prescription products of Eravacycline in the FDA NDC Directory, including Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
What Eravacycline is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
XERAVA is a tetracycline class antibacterial indicated for the treatment of complicated intra‑abdominal infections in patients 18 years of age and older. Limitations of Use XERAVA is not indicated for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI). …
— FDA label: Xerava, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective March 31, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution |
|---|---|
| Route | Intravenous |
| Prescription products | 2 in the FDA NDC Directory |
| Brand names | Xerava |
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 products
FDA approval history
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Sponsor | Approved | Later changes approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA211109 XERAVA | Tetraphase Pharms | August 27, 2018 | 4, latest March 31, 2025 2025: Labeling · 2024: Labeling · 2020: Manufacturing (CMC) |
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 2055911, 2055916, 2374556, 2374558 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | a4b188d4-f467-470c-ad7b-25ffbdd8862a |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 1 |
| FDA applications | NDA211109 |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | ERAVACYCLINE |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Xerava, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective March 31, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
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