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July 28th, 2009
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Merck announced on Thursday that the FDA has approved expanded use of its HIV drug, AP/CNBC.com reports. According to AP/CNBC.com, “Isentress is an integrase inhibitor, meaning it works by blocking the enzyme integrase, one of three types of enzymes the AIDS virus uses to reproduce and infect cells” (7/9).
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