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UK cost body backs pricey Gilead hepatitis pill for some patients
2014-08-15 03:48:31| Biotech - Topix.net
Gilead Sciences' expensive new hepatitis C pill has been endorsed for use in certain patients by Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog, after the U.S. firm provided more information.
Vertex to stop selling hepatitis C drug Incivek, once a blockbuster, in October
2014-08-13 07:02:43| Biotech - Topix.net
Incivek was the first approved drug for Vertex in 2011, but it was quickly overwhelmed by competition from other hepatitis C treatment, including Gilead's Sovaldi.
Illinois Medicaid restricts use of hepatitis drug
2014-07-31 06:02:16| Biotech - Topix.net
After spending an estimated $16 million this fiscal year on Sovaldi, which holds promise for a cure for the liver-damaging disease, the state agency headed by Julie Hamos approved the restrictions July 10. The rules limit the drug to sicker patients and bar it for anyone with a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past year.
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$1,000 pill now hepatitis C treatment of choice
2014-07-29 09:58:01| Biotech - Topix.net
In less than six months, prescriptions for Sovaldi have eclipsed all other hepatitis C pills combined, according to new data from IMS Health.
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Medivir Ab: Phase II Cosmos Study Results Published In Lancet On World Hepatitis Day
2014-07-28 19:39:48| Appliances - Topix.net
The phase II COSMOS study evaluated the interferon-free combination of simeprevir and sofosbuvir in treatment-naive and prior null-responder patients with all stages of liver fibrosis, including cirrhosis.
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