Vertex's HCV Drug Might Gain Advantage Over Merck's From FDA Draft Guidance
Executive Summary
FDA’s draft guidance on chronic hepatitis C drug development inspired one analyst to predict an advantage for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ telaprevir over Merck & Co.’s boceprevir.
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