Epclusa among hepatitis drugs that are medical miracles of the 21st century

Dr. Bill Elliott: Epclusa among hepatitis drugs that are medical miracles of the 21st century

Last week the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat hepatitis C. The approval did not receive much fanfare in the lay press maybe because the new drug is similar to several other medications that are already on the market.... 

The progress on hepatitis C, however, has been nothing short of miraculous. With the approval of Epclusa along with its cousin medications Harvoni, Viekira Pak and Technivie, we are now able to cure most patients infected with hepatitis C — one of the true medical miracles of the 21st century. These drugs are expensive and need to be given by experts, but virtually anyone infected with hepatitis C is now a candidate for treatment...

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