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FDA Approves Expanded Use of Daklinza (daclatasvir) for Additional Challenging-to-treat Patients with Genotype 1 or Genotype 3 Chronic Hepatitis C

PRINCETON, N.J., February 5, 2016 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced today that Daklinza (daclatasvir, 60 mg), an NS5A replication complex inhibitor, has been...

FDA Approves Two Supplemental Indications for Harvoni in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients With Advanced Liver Disease

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2016-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved additional indications for...

FDA Approves Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4

January 28, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1...

FDA Approves New Indications for Harvoni to Include Patients with Genotypes 4, 5 and 6 HCV and Patients Co-Infected with HIV

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2015-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Harvoni...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hepatitis C Treatments Viekira Pak and Technivie: Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Serious Liver Injury

ISSUE: FDA is warning that hepatitis C treatments Viekira Pak and Technivie can cause serious liver injury mostly in patients with underlying advanced liver disease. As a result, FDA is requiring the...

FDA Approves Daklinza (daclatasvir) for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Infections

July 24, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Daklinza (daclatasvir) for use with sofosbuvir to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infections. Daklinza is the first drug...

FDA Approves Technivie (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 4 Infections

July 24, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Technivie (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) for use in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Hepatitis C Treatments Containing Sofosbuvir in Combination With Another Direct Acting Antiviral Drug: Drug Safety Communication - Serious Slowing of Heart Rate When Used With Antiarrhythmic Drug Amiodarone

[Posted 03/24/2015] ISSUE: FDA is warning that serious slowing of the heart rate can occur when the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone is taken together with either the hepatitis C drug Harvoni...

FDA Approves Viekira Pak (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir with dasabuvir) to Treat Hepatitis C

December 19, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Viekira Pak (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir tablets co-packaged with dasabuvir tablets) to treat patients with...

FDA Approves Olysio (simeprevir) in Combination with Sofosbuvir for Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

TITUSVILLE, N.J., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP (Janssen) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Olysio (simeprevir),...

FDA Approves Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) for Hepatitis C

October 10, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. Harvoni is the first...

FDA Approves Sovaldi for Chronic Hepatitis C

December 6, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Sovaldi is the first drug that has demonstrated...

FDA Approves Olysio (simeprevir) for Hepatitis C Virus

November 22, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Olysio (simeprevir), a new therapy to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatitis C is a viral disease that causes...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Incivek (telaprevir) In Combination with Drugs Peginterferon Alfa and Ribavirin (Incivek combination treatment): Drug Safety Communication - Serious Skin Reactions

ISSUE: FDA received reports of serious skin reactions, some fatal, in patients taking the hepatitis C drug Incivek (telaprevir) in combination with the drugs peginterferon alfa and ribavirin (Incivek...

FDA Approves New Indication for Promacta (eltrombopag)

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2012 – GlaxoSmithKline plc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Promacta for the treatment of thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet counts)...

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