Merck & Co drug gets first nod under PIP

5 October 2008

The European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has made US drug major Merck & Co's Cancidas (caspofungin) its first recommendation based on a pediatric investigation plan (Marketletter February 12, 2007). The Merck drug for the treatment of severe fungal infections is now indicated to treat children as well as adults.

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