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Gepotidacin

Gepotidacin, sold under the brand name Blujepa, is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of urinary tract infection.

Gepotidacin is a triazaacenaphthylene bacterial type II topoisomerase inhibitor.

It is used as the salt gepotidacin mesylate, and is taken by mouth.

Gepotidacin is indicated for the treatment of females aged twelve years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms (88 lb) with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter freundii complex, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, and Enterococcus faecalis.

Gepotidacin is being studied for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) infection, including multidrug resistant strains.

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