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MSD Grants Two More Efavirenz Licences

June 2008 | Company News Alert
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Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD), the international subsidiary of US-based Merck & Co has granted a further two licences for generic versions of its antiretroviral (ARV) Stocrin (efavirenz) in South Africa. BMI views the timing of the announcement as an attempt to deflect criticism of alleged anticompetitive practices by MSD ahead of the awarding of contracts under the new HIV/AIDS drug tender, which should be decided in a matter of