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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 39

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18 Feb 2019 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q39

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Bedaquiline drug was developed to treat which of the following diseases?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. MDR-TB

  • Bedaquiline drug was discovered by a team led by Koen Andries at Janssen Pharmaceutica, it is a drug used along with other medications to treat active Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (TB) or MDR-TB of the lungs.
  • Bedaquiline drug is an antibiotics that stops the growth of TB causing bacteria.
  • It is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and sold under the brand name Sirturo.