New Pharmacotherapy for Hepatitis C
Assis DN, Lim JK. New Pharmacotherapy for Hepatitis C. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2012, 92: 294-305. PMID: 22850602, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2012.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis CChronic hepatitis C infectionMajor global public health burdenGlobal public health burdenViral eradication ratesHepatitis C infectionProtease inhibitors boceprevirPublic health burdenDrug Administration approvalHepatitis C virus proteaseHCV pharmacotherapyC infectionEradication rateViral eradicationImproved tolerabilitySubstantial morbidityAntiviral therapyAdministration approvalNew pharmacotherapiesHealth burdenSuperior efficacyAntiviral agentsUS FoodPharmacotherapyShort duration