Isentress - 2007 FDA approvals

Drug: Isentress (raltegravir potassium)
Indication: HIV
Company: Merck
Approval Date: October 12, 2007

Scoop: Isentress is the first agent in the class of antiretroviral agents known as integrase inhibitors. The drug is designed to slow the advancement of HIV-1 infection by blocking the HIV integrase enzyme that the virus needs in order to multiply. The drug is forecasted to reach $900 million in sales by 2012.

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