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Learn the Differences Between Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Curious about what the differences are between hepatitis A, B, C, D and E? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Here, experts break down hepatitis infection by type to r...

Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Did you know the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over 107,000 newly...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves New Formulation of Epclusa, Expanding Pediatric Indication to Treat Children Ages 3 and Older With Chronic Hepatitis C

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 10, 2021-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion of the pediatric...

FDA Approves Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) for Children Ages 6 and Older or Weighing at Least 17 kg with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for...

FDA Approves Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Treatment Duration of Eight Weeks for Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Compensated Cirrhosis Across All Genotypes

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Warns About Rare Occurrence of Serious Liver Injury with Use of Hepatitis C Medicines Mavyret, Zepatier, and Vosevi in Some Patients with Advanced Liver Disease

August 28, 2019 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports that the use of Mavyret, Zepatier, or Vosevi to treat chronic hepatitis C in patients with moderate to severe liver...

FDA Approves Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) as First Treatment for All Genotypes of Hepatitis C in Pediatric Patients

April 30, 2019 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets to treat all six genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in children ages 12 to 17. ...

FDA Approves Expanded Labeling for Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients Co-Infected with HIV

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2017-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated labeling for Epclusa® ...

FDA Approves Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) for Hepatitis C

August 3, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis...

FDA Approves Vosevi (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir) for Re-Treatment of Adults with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus

July 18, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vosevi to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis (liver disease) or with mild...

FDA Approves Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 7, 2017-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental indications for...

FDA Approves Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 7, 2017-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved asupplemental indication for...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C: Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Hepatitis B Reactivating

ISSUE: The FDA is warning about the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) becoming an active infection again in any patient who has a current or previous infection with HBV and is treated with certain...

AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Approval of Once-Daily Viekira XR (dasabuvir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) for the Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug...

FDA Approves Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir) for Treatment of all Major Forms of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

June 28, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epclusa to treat adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) both with and without cirrhosis (advanced liver disease). For...

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