Monday, August 6, 2007

Pfizer’s AIDS drug Maraviroc wins U.S. approval

Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, won U.S. approval for maraviroc, the first new type of medicine in a decade to treat the virus that causes AIDS, sending the company's shares to their biggest gain in more than a year.

The FDA found no unusual deaths tied to maraviroc. People who took the drug were more likely to develop flu-like illnesses or herpes. The product's prescribing information includes a boxed warning about liver damage and a statement about the possibility of heart attacks, the FDA said in a statement read more

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