Merck seeks FDA nod for hep C combo grazoprevir/elbasvir
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
After some back-and-forth with the FDA over the status of the breakthrough therapy designation of Merck's experimental hepatitis C virus (HCV) combination drug grazoprevir/elbasvir (100mg/50mg) – which was eventually tweaked – the company is now seeking approval of the product in the US, announcing after the markets closed on 28 May it had submitted a new drug application (NDA).