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Can Hep C Be Cured in Just Six Weeks?
Can Hep C Be Cured in Just Six Weeks? Just as the makers of the next generation of Hepatitis C drugs aim for greater safety and effectiveness, they are also trying to eliminate the virus in a shorter period of time. Only five years ago, the medications prescribed to treat Hepatitis C were analogous…
Read MoreMedicare Eases Restrictions On Pricey Hepatitis C Treatment
Medicare Eases Restrictions On Pricey Hepatitis C Treatment By Richard Knox Alexandra Olgin for NPR This policy change would pay for treatment with a combination of new, expensive drugs for patients who haven’t responded to older treatment regimens and are approaching or have cirrhosis of the liver. Friday, May 16, 2014 Federal Medicare officials are…
Read MoreFDA approves OLYSIO (simeprevir) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection
FDA approves OLYSIO (simeprevir) Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP (Janssen), announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OLYSIO™ (simeprevir), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection as part of an antiviral treatment regimen in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in genotype 1 infected…
Read MoreFDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C virus
FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C virus FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Nov. 22, 2013 Media Inquiries: Stephanie Yao, 301-796-0394, stephanie.yao@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C virus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Olysio (simeprevir), a new therapy to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatitis…
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