Links to 8 Articles about Hepatitis C

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Merck's Marketing Questioned

Wall Street Journal

The drugs are Temodar, which treats brain tumors; hepatitis C treatment

PegIntron; and Intron A, which treats certain cancers and other conditions. The

Justice Department is seeking information about the marketing and selling

activities for these drugs ...

See all stories on this topic » Gregg Allman Cancels Tour, Cites Medical Reasons

Spinner

Speaking to Spinner in June about his current treatments for Hepatitis C, upper

respiratory problems and a recent liver transplant, Allman said, " I had actually

caught [Hepatitis] when I was 20. I was getting my first or second tattoo and

that's where ...

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Pakistani Region Tackling Hepatitis C With Free Treatment

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

The government of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province is

offering free treatment for hepatitis C patients for families with lower

incomes, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister

Mian Iftikhar told RFE/RL ...

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Achillion widens 2Q loss on full pipeline

Hartford Business

New Haven drug developer Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. widened its

second-quarter loss as it continues to burn through its cash to commercialize

its pipeline of three treatments for blood-borne ailments such as hepatitis C

and HIV. ...

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See all stories on this topic »Inquiry transcripts show pain of HIV

contamination

Herald Scotland

The “pain and suffering” of people who contracted HIV and hepatitis C from

contaminated blood and blood products during the 1970s and 80s was revealed

yesterday as transcripts from the Penrose Inquiry were made public. Patients and

relatives of those ...

See all stories on this topic »Scotland faces Hep C timebomb with 30 new cases

every week

Scotsman

By LYNDSAY BUCKLAND SCOTLAND is facing an " epidemic " of hepatitis C, with urgent

action needed to tackle the problem, a leading doctor has warned. An estimated

39000 people in Scotland are infected with hepatitis C, with 1600 new cases

diagnosed each ...

See all stories on this topic »DOJ subpoenas Merck for misleading marketing

practices

KoMarketing Associates

The drugs in question - Peglntron, which treats hepatitis C; brain tumor drug

Temodar; and cancer drug Intron A - were all brought to market by

Schering-Plough, which Merck bought in 2009. In an interview with the Wall

Street Journal, Merck spokesman ...

See all stories on this topic »Targeted hepatitis C drug launched in UK

Nursing Times

A hepatitis C drug, which is the first to specifically target the disease, has

been launched in Britain. Licensed treatments for hepatitis C have previously

focused solely on boosting the immune system to fight the infection, but

clinical trials have ...

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