NICE says Vosevi OK for NHS use

21 February 2018

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today issued a technology appraisal guidance (TAG) for Vosevi (sofosbuvir 400mg/velpatasvir 100mg/voxilaprevir 100mg, SOF/VEL/VOX), recommending use of the drug on the National Health Service.

The drug combination is a 12-week treatment regimen for patients with any genotype of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis, who have previously failed therapy with a direct-acting antiviral (DAA) - containing regimen. It was approved by the regulatory agencies in the USA and Europe in July last year.

Vosevi is US biotech major Gilead Sciences’ (Nasdaq: GILD) fourth sofosbuvir-based treatment to be recommended for the treatment of chronic HCV infection, and complements the existing portfolio in demonstrating high cure rates across a range of DAA experienced and naïve patients, the company noted.

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