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Merck Files for FDA Approval of Gardasil For Males

Topics:Regulations | FDA | Pharmaceuticals

Sectors:Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Companies:GlaxoSmithKline plc | Merck & Co Inc

By: Mike Huckman, Reporter | 05 Jan 2009 | 12:36 PM ET

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Mike Huckman
CNBC Pharmaceuticals Reporter

Merck filed last month for approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the use of its drug Gardasil by males between the ages 9 to 26, CNBC has confirmed.

Since 2006, Gardasil has been approved as a means of preventing cervical and other types of cancer in girls and women. Males carry and transmit the sexually-transmitted virus HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer.

Gardasil, a vaccine against HPV, has been a blockbuster product for Merck [MRK Loading... () ], but sales growth for the drug has slowed. Approval for boys and older women could help reinvigorate that.