FDA Approved: Epclusa Pill Treats All Strains of HCV
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The Editors at Hepatitis Central
June 29, 2016
Learn more about Gilead’s new FDA-approved drug that is reshaping treatment for Hepatitis C.
FDA approves first pill to treat all forms of hepatitis C
Federal health officials on Tuesday approved the first pill to treat all major forms of hepatitis C, the latest in a series of drug approvals that have reshaped treatment of the liver-destroying virus.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the combination pill, Epclusa, from Gilead Sciences, for patients with and without liver damage. The new drug’s broad indication could make it easier to use than five other hepatitis drugs recently approved by the FDA, which are each tailored to different viral strains or stages of liver disease.
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