Search Results for: HCV

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

British Columbia Provides Public Coverage For New Hepatitis C Drugs

Hepatitis C, News

Two new hepatitis C drugs that have proved remarkably effective against the disease are now covered under British Columbia’s public drug plan. The provincial government recently announced that both Harvoni and Sovaldi are now covered, ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

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

Hepatitis C, News

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

Hepatitis C, News

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 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Zydus Launches Hepatitis C Drug Through Alliance With Gilead

Hepatitis C, News

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 17, 2015March 17, 2015

WHO Issues Its First-Ever Hepatitis B Treatment Guidelines

Hepatitis B, News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time ever released guidance for chronic hepatitis B treatment. Hepatitis B is a viral infection spread through blood and body fluids of ... 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

Hepatitis C, News

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

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Undiagnosed Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Found Among Baby Boomers

Hepatitis C, News

Researchers at the University of Alabama School of Medicine recently published in the journal Hepatology that baby boomers have a higher prevalence of unrecognized chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. ... Read more

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

Ciclofilin Pharmaceuticals to Present Abstract on Hepatitis Antiviral at EASL 2015

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Ciclofilin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California committed to developing broad spectrum, antivirals has recently announced that Philippe Gallay of the Scripps Research Institute will be presenting a co-authored abstract ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Two Studies Show Encouraging Results in Treating Hepatitis C/HIV Co-Infected Patients

Hepatitis C, News

Two new studies published in JAMA focus on the need for interferon-free treatment to avoid potential toxicities in patients co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus 1 ... Read more

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015

Recent Findings on Hepatitis C RNA Structure May Contribute to Discovery of New Treatments

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A research team at Gilead Sciences recently determined the x-ray crystal structure of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA polymerase while assembled with the other components of the RNA replication machinery, as ... Read more