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Author Topic: Hepatitis C Drugs Show Promise Against New Coronavirus  (Read 7495 times)

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Hepatitis C Drugs Show Promise Against New Coronavirus
« on: November 23, 2020, 11:53:19 am »
A combination of two antiviral drugs commonly used to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) were found to shorten the duration of hospitalization and improve survival for people with moderate or severe COVID-19 in a set of studies in Iran, researchers reported at the virtual International AIDS Conference last week.

If larger studies now underway confirm these findings, sofosbuvir and daclatasvir could offer an affordable and widely accessible treatment option, study coauthor Andrew Hill, MD, of Liverpool University said at a press briefing.

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