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Direct-acting antiviral medicines interfere with different steps of the hepatitis C lifecycle. A combination of drugs may be co-formulated into a single pill. Modern treatment typically lasts for two or three months, usually does not cause side-effects and cures more than 95% of treated people.

Hepatitis C treatment

AbbVie pangenotypic combination cures 98% or above across genotypes

News
16 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

AbbVie pangenotypic combination cures almost all hard-to-treat people with HCV genotype 3

News
16 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

US Veterans Affairs and Australia show potential for rapid elimination of hepatitis C

News
15 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Grazoprevir/elbasvir + sofosbuvir highly effective for hard-to-treat genotype 3 hepatitis C patients

News
14 November 2016
Access to healthcare

Where hepatitis C rates are seven times the US average — and a cure is kept out of reach

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STAT
14 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Liver cancer risk reduced after hepatitis C treatment, but vigilance needed for aggressive cancers in months after treatment

News
14 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Real-world responses to HCV treatment among US veterans match best clinical trial results

News
14 November 2016
Access to healthcare

These researchers think they have a solution to the global crisis in drug prices

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Washington Post
8 November 2016
Access to healthcare

Buyers clubs for cheaper drugs help fight hepatitis and HIV

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Reuters
7 November 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

The Cost Of A Cure: Revisiting Medicare Part D And Hepatitis C Drugs

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Health Affairs (blog)
4 November 2016
Pharmaceutical industry

Gilead sales of Hepatitis C drugs slump

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MarketWatch
2 November 2016
Access to healthcare

Over 1 million treated with highly effective hepatitis C medicines

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World Health Organization
27 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Generic hepatitis C drugs purchased online achieve high cure rates

News
27 October 2016
Access to healthcare

New $90-$90-$90 target needed for global viral hepatitis, HIV and TB treatment

News
24 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

A promising Hep C program seems to be working — and it could be a model for other countries

Editor's pick
Business Insider
24 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Eliminating hepatitis C as a major public health threat needs a two-pronged attack

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Public Health England
18 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Punjab hepatitis control programme on verge of collapse

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Daily Times
18 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

People infected by hepatitis C in Canada have limited access to direct-acting antivirals

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CRCHUM Montreal
17 October 2016
Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B testing should be done before hepatitis C treatment due to risk of HBV reactivation

News
7 October 2016
Pharmaceutical industry

European regulator amends some Gilead hep C patent claims

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STAT
6 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

HCV Drugs May Reactivate HBV, FDA Warns

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Medscape (free registration required)
6 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

100% cure rate for people with HCV genotype 1 treated with AL-335, odalasvir and simeprevir for 6 or 8 weeks

News
5 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

UNITAID and FIND launch initiative to improve diagnostics and treatment for hepatitis C

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UNITAID
4 October 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030: What's needed and how do we get there?

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
4 October 2016