WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) announced today that ISENTRESS® (raltegravir) has been granted a license from the European Union Commission (Commission) by way of a decision for use in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-experienced adult patients with evidence of HIV-1 replication despite ongoing antiretroviral therapy (ART). The Commission's decision is applicable to the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Separate national licenses, based on the Commission's Decision, will also be issued in European Economic Area Member States Iceland and Norway. Raltegravir is the first approved integrase inhibitor, a new class of ART that works by targeting the integrase enzyme, which is essential for HIV replication.
