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FDA Label update for Victrelis (boceprevir)
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - The Victrelis (boceprevir) label has been updated to include the following information under Section 5 Warnings and Precautions: 5.4 Pancytopenia (Use with Ribavirin and Peginterferon Alfa) Serious cases of pancytopenia have been reported postmarketing in pat...
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Fancy 24 weeks of Sovaldi for only $2,500?
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Gileads attempt to counter the Indian PharmaCos. http://hepatitiscresearchandnewsupdates.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/gilead-to-license-hepatitis-c-drug-to.html
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Update about 'Gilead Sciences [Title edited]
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http://wh.gov/lNAOJ This is in memory of friends and in honor of those fighting the fight! Thank you! I shortened the thread title, was too long and visually messy. -- Edited by hrsetrdr on Saturday 8th of February 2014 05:05:39 PM -- Edited by hrsetrdr on Saturday 8th of February 2014 05:07:59 PM
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AbbVie Announces Completion of Phase III Program of All-Oral, Interferon-Free Therapy for the Treatment of HCV Gen. 1
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AbbVie Announces Completion of Phase III Program of All-Oral, Interferon-Free Therapy for the Treatment of HCV Gen. 1 Jan 31, 2014 NORTH CHICAGO, AbbVie announced the completion of its phase III clinical program and released results of four additional studies designed to assess AbbVie's invest...
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results from abbvie clinical trial
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http://www.natap.org/2013/HCV/111813_01.htm Abbvie hopes to have this drug combo on the market q2 2014 Follow the link to find some of the study results... Worked for me with minimal side effects svr 14 weeks will hope and pray april brings svr 24
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New HCV Treatment Guidelines from US medical societies, including `off label` recommendations.
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US medical societies launch new hepatitis C treatment guidelines `The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA) yesterday announced the first new hepatitis C treatment guid...
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European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization for Gileads Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepat
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Gilead today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Sovaldi® (sofosbuvir) 400 mg tablets, a once-daily oral nucleotide analogue polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection in adults, in combination with other antivi...
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FDA issues warning on drugs containing acetaminophen/paracetamol (Tylenol)
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Acetaminophen/Paracetamol has long been known to be liver toxic. The FDA is recommending health care professionals change their prescribing habits. The link is to a Fox report on the subject. Best to be cautious whenever taking this medication, especially us. http://www.foxnews.com/health/...
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Hep C virus dried on inanimate surfaces can remain infectious for up to six weeks, new study shows
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`Dried spots of blood contaminated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain infectious for up to six weeks at normal room temperatures, research published in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases shows. Commercially available antiseptics reduced the infectivity of the blood...
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Health Canada approves Sovaldi (sofosbuvir)
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TORONTO, 17th Dec - Health Canada has approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), a once-daily tablet for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C that could transform treatment of the disease for thousands of Canadians.Gilead Sciences Canada said on Monday the cost of Sovaldi to consumers won't be available un...
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January 2014 HCV Advocate Newletter
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January 2014 HCV Advocate Newletter...http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2014/advocate0114.html
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AASLD 2013 Liver Meeting, final day Hep C treatments overview
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The final day of AASLD Liver Meeting, recently held in Washington, DC, featured an overview of the status of new hepatitis C therapies, similarities between HCV and HIV, and a look towards the future of hepatitis C treatment. The development of next-generation HCV drugs has been remarkably rapid...
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"Therapeutic Review" of all new HCV Drugs in BC
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http://m.yahoo.com/w/ygo-mail/message/proxyattached.bp?m=2_0_0_1_119773_ABt3k0UAACgYUspDjQAAAEMCVrY&f=Inbox&p=2&op=htm...
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Idenix Announces Phase II All-Oral Combination Study of Samatasvir and Simeprevir
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Idenix Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Phase II All-Oral Combination Study of Samatasvir (IDX719) and Simeprevir (TMC435) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) InfectionIdenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc...today announced the initiation of the phase II HELIX-1 clinical trial eva...
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Gilead Announces SVR12 Rates For Three Phase 3 Studies of Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir With and Without Ribaviran
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http://www.gilead.com/news/press-releases/2013/12/gilead-announces-svr12-rates-from-three-phase-3-studies-evaluating-a-oncedaily-fixeddose-combinati...
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Phase III data show Boehringer Ingelheim`s faldaprevir is effective even with common drug-resistant viral variant
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INGELHEIM, 16 December, 2013 - Data show that Boehringer Ingelheim`s second-generation protease inhibitor faldaprevir, when used in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, was effective even with the presence of naturally-occurring mutant variants of the hepatitis C virus (H...
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FDA throws up surprise labelling for Gilead Sciences' hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi
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Hey All I was reading some of the news in about Sovaldi and this topic about Gilead getting approval for GT-1's being able to either receive treatment for 24 weeks with Ribavirin only or 12 weeks with peg & Riba. Like the article reads, I don't remember any hard data that suggested that 24 weeks with...
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December 2013 HCV Advocate Newsletter (AASLD Edition)
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December 2013 HCV Advocate Newsletter (AASLD Edition)(Simeprevir).[url]http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2013/advocate1213.htm...
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Boehringer Ingelheim's faldaprevir granted accelerated assessment from European Medicines Agency
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Nov 26th, Ingelheim, Germany - The application for European marketing authorisation of faldaprevir a potent second generation oral protease inhibitor, has been fully validated and granted accelerated assessment by the European Medicines Agency. Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking marketing a...
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Proposed cost of Olysio (simeprevir)
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(Well, we knew it wasn`t going to be cheap!)`November 26 2013 - Janssen's hepatitis C drug Olysio (simeprevir) scored FDA approval Friday evening, kicking off a new wave of hepatitis C drugs. It offers modest benefit over standard of care, but a subgroup of patients has encountered resistance, an...
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European Medicines Agency advises on compassionate use of daclatasvir/sofosbuvir combo
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22 Nov. 2013 - The European Medicines Agency`s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has given an opinion on the use of daclatasvir in combination with sofosbuvir in the treatment of chronic (long-term) hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in a compassionate-use programme.The rec...
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Simeprevir Approved in Canada, for Gen. 1
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Medivir AB has announced that Health Canada has approved simeprevir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1 infection, in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin in adults with compensated liver disease, including cirrhosis, who are treatment-naļve or who have fai...
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`OLYSIO` (Simeprevir) Receives FDA Approval
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November 22, 2013 - `OLYSIO` (simeprevir) Receives FDA Approval for Combination Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C OLYSIO is the first once-daily protease inhibitor approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in a combination antiviral regimen for adults with compensated liver disease T...
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Generic Sofosbuvir in India? Maybe!
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http://www.msfaccess.org/about-us/media-room/press-releases/gilead-attempt-secure-patent-hepatitis-c-drug-opposed-india
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(CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency Green Lights SOFOSBUVIR
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Hey All as noted by SuziQ Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has adopted a positive opinion on sofosbuvir. This will have great ramifications for all upcoming and existing/ current competing Meds. The Gilead s...
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Summary of Nov 2013 Liver Meeting
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Hi guys, This is a summary of most abstracts presented at the recent Liver Meeting. The mind boggles. http://www.natap.org/2013/AASLD/AASLD_40.htm
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One Shot and You're Cured
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Just happened to see a new clinical trial for the latest new innovation while cruising thru clinicaltrials.com for a friend. It is trial # NCT 01899092. It is a first time trial on people. Check it out and dream of what may be possible. I had only read about it as a Duke University study. These new me...
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What Is The Minimum costs to produce Hepatitis C Direct Acting Antivirals
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http://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/aasld-sofosbuvirsimeprevir-what-is.html-- Edited by Karen on Wednesday 13th of November 2013 02:07:00 PM
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Fixed-dose sofosbuvir/ledipasvir with or without ribavirin cures most genotype 1 patients, LONESTAR study
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Fixed-dose sofosbuvir/ledipasvir with or without ribavirin cures most genotype 1 hepatitis C patients, LONESTAR study shows`At least 95% of newly treated people with genotype 1 hepatitis C and prior non-responders achieved sustained virological response using a fixed-dose combination of s...
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Gilead Announces New SVR Data for Sofosbuvir-Based Regimens in Genotype 3 infected Patients
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Nov. 2, 2013. Gilead Sciences announced results from two studies, the Phase 3 VALENCE study and the Phase 2 LONESTAR-2 study, evaluating the investigational once-daily nucleotide analogue sofosbuvir for the treatment of chronic hep C virus infection among patients infected with genotype 3. Th...
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