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Gilead Sciences files cobicistat"booster" for AIDS drugs

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Last updated:6th Jul 2012
Published:6th Jul 2012
Source: Pharmawand
Gilead Sciences, announced it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for marketing approval of cobicistat, a pharmacoenhancing or �boosting� agent that increases blood levels of certain commercially available protease inhibitors, including atazanavir and darunavir, in order to enable once-daily dosing. Cobicistat is also a component of the Quad once-daily single tablet regimen for HIV, which is currently under U.S. and European regulatory review for treatment-na�ve adult patients.

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