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Optimism About HCV Treatment Comes With Caveats

Despite significant advances in treatment for individuals with HCV infection, several important issues prevail in this patient population.

Published
22 March 2017
From
Medscape
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Are New Drugs for Hepatitis C Safe? A Report Raises Concerns

Drugs approved in recent years that can cure hepatitis C may have severe side effects, including liver failure, a new report suggests. The number of adverse events appears relatively small, and the findings are not conclusive. But experts said the report was a warning that should not be ignored.

Published
25 January 2017
From
New York Times
Hepatitis C treatment
HCV Drugs May Reactivate HBV, FDA Warns

Patients with a past or current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can experience sometimes fatal HBV reactivation if they take any of nine direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis virus C (HCV) infection, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.

Published
06 October 2016
From
Medscape (free registration required)
Hepatitis C treatment
Adding ribavirin to Harvoni for hepatitis C increases side effects but not efficacy

Combining sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (Harvoni) with ribavirin was associated with a greater likelihood of adverse events and laboratory abnormalities, but did not significantly increase the chances of sustained response for genotype 1 chronic hepatitis patients compared to sofosbuvir/ledipasvir alone.

Published
29 June 2015
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
New and experimental hepatitis C treatment
Interferon-free therapy alters lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis in chronic HCV patients

Patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with an interferon-free regimen consisting of sofosbuvir and ribavirin experienced changes in LDL, triglycerides, hemoglobin A1C and metabolic and hepatic lipid gene expression in a study presented at ID Week 2013.

Published
14 October 2013
From
Healio Hepatology
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Depression in HCV Often Resolves After Interferon Treatment

Depression affects up to 50% of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection receiving treatment with interferon, but it appears to be self-limiting and does not usually require antidepressant therapy, new research suggests.

Published
12 April 2013
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Health Canada Warns Of Serious Skin Reactions From Hepatitis C Drug

Two months after the FDA issued a safety alert informing about the serious skin reactions, some fatal, in patients taking Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (VRTX: Quote) hepatitis C drug Incivek (telaprevir), it is now health Canada's turn to alert health-care providers and patients.

Published
01 March 2013
From
RTT News
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C Model Delivers Great Care Anywhere

Optimal HCV treatment for patients in a comprehensive health system requires an efficient and effective process. Ideally, the established structure would support rural as well as urban settings and allow for sharing of information, education of providers, and metrics to monitor treatments. Such a process was established successfully within the Department of VA.

Published
25 February 2013
From
Infectious Disease Special Edition
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Copy of Drug interaction warning for hepatitis C: serious side effects when using telaprevir and bosentan

A medical team in Paris, France, has reported an unexpected and disturbing drug interaction between a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension—bosentan (Tracleer)—and the HCV drug telaprevir. The interaction led to serious side effects.

Published
15 February 2013
From
CATIE
Hepatitis C treatment side-effects
Drug interaction warning for hepatitis C: serious side effects when using telaprevir and bosentan

A medical team in Paris, France, has reported an unexpected and disturbing drug interaction between a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension—bosentan (Tracleer)—and the HCV drug telaprevir. The interaction led to serious side effects.

Published
15 February 2013
From
CATIE
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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