December 23, 2015 |
Good news for Gilead Sciences ($GILD) and Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY): Australia's federal government wants to eliminate hepatitis C in the country. And it plans to shell out $1 billion on the drugmakers' meds to do that.
This blog is all about current FDA approved drugs to treat the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with a focus on treating HCV according to genotype, using information extracted from peer-reviewed journals, liver meetings/conferences, and interactive learning activities.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Australia bets $1B on pricey hep C drugs in broad effort to eradicate the disease
Australia bets $1B on pricey hep C drugs in broad effort to eradicate the disease
Australia is earmarking $1 billion to subsidize Gilead's Sovaldi and Harvoni, along with Bristol's Daklinza--as well as Pendopharm's ribavirin tablets, Ibavyr--for all hep C patients, regardless of their age or how they acquired the disease, Sky News reports. Authorities are hoping the investment can wipe the malady off the continental map within 20 years.
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