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DewDiligence

12/21/08 7:52 PM

#70436 RE: ghmm #70435

Re: HCV combination pills

>do you know if their is anything inherent to Ribavirin to prevent it from being co-formulated with a future protease/polymerase?<

Ribavirin is typically dosed according a patient’s weight. Thus, all-in-one pills that included ribavirin would need to have multiple strengths based on weight. Not an insurmountable roadblock, but an annoying wrinkle.

>where did you get the Merck [MK-7009] slides?<

http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64978/000095012308017190/y73068exv99w3.htm