Generic AIDS drugs
Executive Summary
Merck grants license to South African firm for a generic version of the AIDS drug Sustiva, but it is unclear whether efavirenz can be produced "at a price that is at or below the Merck no-profit price," Merck exec says during a conference sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. May 12. FDA is working on a guidance on a streamlined approval process for generic AIDS treatments used in developing countries...
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