Gilead's (GILD) Viread Approved for Chronic Hepatitis B in Adults

August 11, 2008 6:24 PM EDT

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) announced that the FDA has granted marketing approval for Viread for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.

Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide and affects an estimated two million individuals in the United States.


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