Merck earns FDA approval for antiviral drug: 3 things to know

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Merck’s antiviral drug Prevymis to prevent cytomegalovirus infections in patients after a stem cell transplant, reports Reuters.

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Here are three things to know.

1. The agency approved Prevymis as both a tablet, which will cost $195 per day, and as an infection, which will cost $270 per day.

2. The drug’s recommended dosing is once-daily for 100 days after the stem cell transplant.

3. Merck plans to launch Prevymis in December.

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