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StackHealth / FDA approves Merck’s once‑daily two‑drug HIV pill, shaking up market

FDA approves 1st 2-drug HIV treatment

Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - The FDA has approved Merck’s once-daily, two-drug regimen for adults with virologically suppressed HIV-1. The treatment combines 100 mg doravirine and 0.25 mg islatravir and is indicated for patients with no history of virologic treatment failure and no k…

AI Summary: The FDA has approved Merck’s once‑daily two‑drug antiretroviral regimen, marking a notable market entrant poised to compete with established single‑pill therapies. Regulators cleared the novel combination on efficacy and safety data, setting up potential shifts in prescribing, pricing and competition — and giving Gilead something new to grumble about.

#healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment #fda #healthcarefinance #infectiousdisease #clinicaltrials

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