Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-11/122914651556450.xm\ l & coll=1#continue Hepatitis C drug for kids approved Saturday, December 13, 2008 The first high-tech, long-acting treatment for hepatitis C in children, a two-drug combination from Schering-Plough, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Schering-Plough said yesterday FDA had approved sales of a treatment combining its antiviral pill, Rebetol, with its PEG-Intron, an advanced, genetically engineered version of the immune system protein interferon, for children age 3 to 17 infected with the hepatitis C virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.