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FDA Backs Telaprevir for Having High Hepatitis C Cure Rate

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May 4, 2011

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Just a day after doling out similar praise for a comparable drug from Merck, an FDA panel backed the approval of Vertex’s telaprevir, largely due to their computation that this drug’s Hepatitis C cure rate goes far beyond the current therapy’s ability.

Vertex’s hepatitis C drug aces review

Telaprevir cures more people more quickly than current options

April 27, 2011 | By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff

A drug developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. cures more patients with the hepatitis C virus in less time than existing therapies, according to a briefing document filed yesterday by Food and Drug Administration staffers who reviewed the company’s application for approval.

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