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   Can hepatitis C be treated with a combination drug?

   • Combination drugs tend to be effective for most or all hepatitis C genotypes. Doctors typically prescribe a combination of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for people without cirrhosis. However, doctors may also prescribe it alongside ribavirin for people who have severe cirrhosis. Facts about these drugs: The treatment time is 12 weeks.

   Hepatitis C medications: New, most effective, and names

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   Are there different medications for hepatitis C?

   • There is a range of medications for hepatitis C because no single drug works for everyone. Medications may vary depending on the amount of liver scarring a person has and the virus’s genotype. A genotype refers to the genes that make up the hepatitis C virus. All genotypes cause similar liver damage, but the long-term effects may differ.

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   Which hepatitis C treatment is best?

   • Doctors often recommend Vosevi for people with long-term hepatitis C infection when they’ve already received other treatments. Mavyret was approved for hepatitis C treatment in 2017 by the FDA. It was the first 8-week treatment for all genotypes. Doctors may prescribe glecaprevir and pibrentasvir in a fixed-dose combination.

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   Are hepatitis C medications still on the shelf?

   • For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study.

   Hepatitis C: Drugs approved a decade ago can cure hepatitis C, but most

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   Can hepatitis C be cured?

   • The increasing burden of mortality from viral hepatitis in the United States between 1999 and 2007. Ann Intern Med 2012;156:271-278 [Erratum, Ann Intern Med 2012;156:840.] Only 20 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a cure is now likely for most people with chronic infection.

   Current and Future Therapies for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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2. www.cnn.com › 2023/06/29 › healthDrugs approved a decade ago can cure hepatitis C, but most ...

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   Jun 29, 2023 · For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study.

3. www.fda.gov › fda-approves-mavyret-hepatitis-cFDA approves Mavyret for Hepatitis C | FDA - U.S. Food and ...

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   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 (liver disease)...

4. www.fda.gov › news-events › press-announcementsFDA approves treatment for adults and children with all ...

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   FDA expands approval of Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets for an eight-week duration for the treatment of adults and children with hepatitis C virus genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or...

5. www.nejm.org › doi › fullCurrent and Future Therapies for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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   May 16, 2013 · The approval of boceprevir and telaprevir has led to triple therapy for HCV genotype 1 infection — one of these two protease inhibitors in combination with peginterferon and ribavirin. 30–33 ...

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6. www.medicalnewstoday.com › articles › 324209Hepatitis C medications: New, most effective, and names

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   May 31, 2023 · Hepatitis C medications include Epclusa and Mavyret. Medications may vary depending on the type of hepatitis C virus a person has. Learn more here.

7. www.fda.gov › news-events › press-announcementsFDA approves Epclusa for treatment of chronic Hepatitis C ...

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   Epclusa is a fixed-dose combination tablet containing sofosbuvir, a drug approved in 2013, and velpatasvir, a new drug, and is the first to treat all six major forms of HCV.

8. www.aafp.org › pubs › afpHepatitis C: Diagnosis and Management | AAFP

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   For treatment-naive adults without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis, a simplified treatment regimen consisting of eight weeks of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir or 12 weeks of...