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EU regulators recommend approving Gilead's new hepatitis C drug

EU regulators recommend approving Gilead's new hepatitis C drug
May 27, 2016
PARIS – Gilead Sciences Inc's new hepatitis C drug combination, which shares an active ingredient with blockbuster Sovaldi, was recommended for marketing approval by the European Medicines Agency. The EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use said it recommended approval of the combination of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir. Sofosbuvir is at the center of a patent battle between Gilead and Merck & Co Inc. Sovaldi generated $1.28 bln of sales in the first quarter for Gilead. –Reuters