Maraviroc, Pfizer's new drug for HIV has the backing of the FDA. It will be the first new drug against HIV in over a decade. It works by antagonizing the CCR5 receptor, and blocking virus entry. This is good news, and another success of targeted small mollecule therapy, and it was developed in a record 10 years!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
New AIDS drug approved
Maraviroc, Pfizer's new drug for HIV has the backing of the FDA. It will be the first new drug against HIV in over a decade. It works by antagonizing the CCR5 receptor, and blocking virus entry. This is good news, and another success of targeted small mollecule therapy, and it was developed in a record 10 years!
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