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FDA Approves 2nd Drug for Treatment of Chronic HCV

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December 9, 2013

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Find out about Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), the second drug the FDA has approved since the end of November for the treatment of Hepatitis C.

FDA approves breakthrough drug for treatment of hepatitis C

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN

Fri December 6, 2013

(CNN) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a breakthrough drug Friday to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) is the first drug that has been shown to safely and effectively treat certain types of hepatitis C infection without a need for interferon, the FDA said.

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