via The Washington Post, by Assoicated Press
Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will develop a once-a-day pill to treat the HIV virus that combines its popular Reyataz with an experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc., the companies said Wednesday.
Gilead currently is doing mid- and late-stage human tests using the two drugs together to treat newly diagnosed HIV patients.
The two companies already have a joint venture selling the three-drug combination pill Atripla, the top-selling HIV pill in the U.S., with more than $3 billion in global sales last year. It includes Sustiva, made by Bristol-Myers, and Gilead’s Viread and Emtriva.
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Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will develop a once-a-day pill to treat the HIV virus that combines its popular Reyataz with an experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc., the companies said Wednesday.Under the licensing deal, Bristol-Myers will formulate, manufacture and sell the pill. It will include Reyataz, a popular drug in the class called protease inhibitors, and Gilead’s cobicistat, which is designed to boost blood levels of some HIV drugs. It works by blocking an enzyme that breaks down drugs in the body.
Gilead currently is doing mid- and late-stage human tests using the two drugs together to treat newly diagnosed HIV patients.
The two companies already have a joint venture selling the three-drug combination pill Atripla, the top-selling HIV pill in the U.S., with more than $3 billion in global sales last year. It includes Sustiva, made by Bristol-Myers, and Gilead’s Viread and Emtriva.
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