(Reuters) -Drugmaker Merck said on Tuesday it expects its top selling cancer therapy Keytruda to be selected in 2026 for government price setting, which would become effective on January 1, 2028. The company said in a regulatory filing it expects U.

Merck (NYSE:MRK) said it expects its top-selling drug, Keytruda, to be selected by the U.S. government for price setting negotiations next year under the Inflation Reduction Act. In a filing with the SEC,

Merck is bracing for the years of sales growth from oncology superstar Keytruda to take a sharp turn in 2028—and for more reasons than one. | The government price negotiations affecting Keytruda wouldn't take effect until 2028,