Merck officials stressed that the FDA's inquiry is based on reports, not clinical studies — which are the standard tool for evaluating drug safety.

默沙东公司经理强调，FDA的调查只是基于一些报道，并没有临床研究做基础。而这也正是评估药品安全的标准。

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Merck said the drug, if approved, will be used alongside standard oral HIV drugs by patients who are no longer adequately protected by their current treatments because of viral resistance.

默克公司指出如果该药物得到批准之后，将与其它常用的口服药物一起服用，这样可以有效弥补当前应用的药物由于病毒耐药而不能充分发挥药效的不足。

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When Anita Attridge worked in human resources at Merck and Xerox, she frequently kicked off job interviews with a standard request: Tell me about yourself.

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Already, there is an expectation that Merck will be able to gain pricing and marketing advantages because it sells the current standard of care drugs, ribavirin and pegylated interferon.

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The standard talking point has that while Incivek causes rash in half of patients, Merck causes anemia.

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