Ray; [VPHM] In play
U.S. regulators put ViroPharma drug on fast-track Tue Feb 7, 2006 8:05 AM ET CHICAGO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - ViroPharma Inc. (VPHM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday U.S. regulators have granted fast-track status to a drug designed to prevent a herpes-like virus in certain transplant patients.
The drug, maribavir, is designed to prevent cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a member of the herpes virus group, which includes the viruses that cause chicken pox, mononucleosis, cold sores and genital herpes.
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