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Dew, can Abbvie&enanta combo, once approved, be prescribed for HIV patients with HepC ? or is a trial required ?

But then, even if no trial is required , it takes certain strong arm mkting tactics to convince prescribing to use Abbvie over Gild, right ?

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Gilead Drug Combination Cures Hepatitis C in HIV Patients

Solvadi, controversial because of its price, helps cure hepatitis C in people with HIV, according to researchers who say the drug has the potential to limit a top cause of death in these patients.

In a study of 223 HIV-infected patients, Solvadi combined with ribavirin cleared the most common U.S. strain of hepatitis C in 76 percent of newly treated patients over 24 weeks. Only seven participants stopped treatment because of side effects and there were no adverse effects on HIV treatment, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.