Hepatitis C

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

Medicare’s Hepatitis C Drug Costs Increased 15-Fold In 2014 To $4.5 Billion

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Medicare spent $4.5 billion on new, expensive medications for treating hepatitis C in 2014 reports Charles Ornstein of the non-profit public interest newsroom ProPublica. That’s more than 15 times the ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Over-accumulation of Iron Associated in Hepatitis C Implicated in Liver Damage

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Findings from the study titled “Hepcidin/ferroportin expression levels involve efficacy of pegylated-interferon plus ribavirin in hepatitis C virus-infected liver,” published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology indicate that an over-accumulation ... Read more

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

Psychological Effect of Liver Impairment Reduces Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

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Results from a research study titled “Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C,” show that in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), the ... Read more

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

FDA Warns about Cardiac Risks Associated With HCV Drug Combination Amiodarone and Sofosbuvir

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a drug safety modification regarding the Warnings and Precautions, Adverse Reactions and Drug Interactions sections for Sovaldi and Harvoni medications. Sovaldi ... Read more

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Weaknesses Discovered in Hepatitis C Strains Could Lead To Targeted Antibody Vaccine, According To New Study

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Johns Hopkins researchers may have found weak spots in outer coverings of different hepatitis C virus strains that would allow them to be attacked and neutralized by antibodies. The study, titled, “Naturally selected ... Read more

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

OraQuick Reveals HCV Point-of-Care Test For Rapid Detection Of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies

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The OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania based OraSure Technologies Inc. is the first and, so far, only FDA-approved rapid HCV test in the U.S. approved for detection ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Zydus Launches Hepatitis C Drug Through Alliance With Gilead

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Cadila Healthcare (ZydusCadila), an Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company, recently announced that it has launched an oral therapy called ‘SoviHep’ for Hepatitis C and that it will be marketed by Zydus Heptiza, a specific division of the ... Read more

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015

Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir Adds Slight Therapeutic Benefit For HCV Infection

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The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is an independent scientific institute that analyzes the benefits and dangers of medical interventions for patients. Recently they examined the ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

Women for Positive Action Launches HIV-HCV Educational Tool to Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015

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Last March 8 was International Women’s Day, and to commemorate the occasion, Women for Positive Action launched an informative, practical and new educational tool called ‘Hepatitis and confection in women living with HIV.‘ Women for Positive Action ... Read more

March 16, 2015March 16, 2015

Prescription Drug Spending Increased 13.1 Percent in 2014, Driven by New Hepatitis C Therapies And Compounded Medications

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Data released this week in the 2014 Express Scripts Drug Trend Report finds that high-priced new hepatitis C drugs and loopholes exploitation for compounded medications were the primary factors behind a ... Read more