Hepatitis C (HCV) researchers have long sought to unlock the mystery behind finding a cure for this devastating disease and now believe the newest drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of HCV shows the promise of a cure. The drug is a cocktail of sorts, marketed by Gilead Sciences, under the name Harvoni, […]
There may be a cure for Hepatitis, but it costs $1,125 to take one pill every day for 12 weeks. The new Hepatitis drug, Harvoni, developed by Gilead Sciences costs $94,500 for a 12 week period. This follows last year’s best-selling drug, Sovaldi, which cost patients $84,000 for 12 weeks. Last year Sovaldi made the […]
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver that is caused by the hepatitis C virus, a virus that may also attribute to both acute and chronic illnesses lasting from several weeks to a lifetime. It is estimated that approximately three million individuals in the United States have acquired the hepatitis C virus, of […]