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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for its
investigational anti-thrombotic medicine, vorapaxar, has been accepted
for standard review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Merck is seeking FDA approval of vorapaxar for the secondary prevention
of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of heart attack and
no history of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
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