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Bristol-Myers wins approval for 1st hepatitis C type 3 drug

2015-07-24 22:19:25| Biotech - Topix.net

An experimental drug for one of the most difficult-to-treat types of hepatitis C has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, adding to the surge of new options for patients with the liver-destroying virus. Daklinza , developed by New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., is the first drug approved to treat genotype 3 hepatitis C. It's to be used with Sovaldi, one of two blockbuster hepatitis C drugs sold by Gilead Sciences, along with Harvoni.

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