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U.S. Approves Use of Cheaper AIDS Drug Overseas
September 8, 2005
By REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials Thursday granted tentative approval for a generic liquid version of the AIDS drug AZT, allowing it to be used overseas under a U.S. program to fight the deadly virus.
The generic oral version of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's drug zidovudine, made by India-based drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., is the latest in a string of approvals for the program.
However, the generic drug will not be available in the United States because of patent protections.
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category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Annmarie Christensen on 8 September 2005
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