FDA Approves 2nd Drug for Treatment of Chronic HCV
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The Editors at Hepatitis Central
December 9, 2013
Find out about Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), the second drug the FDA has approved since the end of November for the treatment of Hepatitis C.
FDA approves breakthrough drug for treatment of hepatitis C
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
Fri December 6, 2013
(CNN) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a breakthrough drug Friday to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) is the first drug that has been shown to safely and effectively treat certain types of hepatitis C infection without a need for interferon, the FDA said.
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3 Comments
Keep ’em coming! Be watching for Benitec’s single shot cure to start clinical trials in the next month or two! No sides since it isn’t medication, but rather a DDRNAi. Abbott will hopefully have theirs down soon, along with others! Yay to no interferon!
I would like to keep in touch as far as clinical trials. This would be for my son and I live on SS and cannot afford the treatments and he is sick and has no insurance. Thanks. Bev
Join the forum and check out clinicaltrials (dot) gov. Stay informed, and the forum is a great way to get support and tons of information.