Gilead’s New Hepatitis C Pill Wins Backing of U.S. Advisers
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Gilead Sciences Inc. won the backing of U.S. advisers for its hepatitis C pill, helping solidify the company’s drive to lead the growing market for drugs to defeat the disease.
Gilead’s drug, known as sofosbuvir, should be approved, a panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously today in Silver Spring, Maryland. The FDA is expected to decide whether to clear sofosbuvir for sale by Dec.