Simeprevir for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection

Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 241-249

  Izquierdo, Laure ^a   Helle, François ^a   François, Catherine ^a,b   Castelain, Sandrine ^a,b   Duverlie, Gilles ^a,b   Brochot, Etienne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Direct acting antiviral agent; Hepatitis C virus; Protease inhibitor; Simeprevir

Indexed keywords

BOCEPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; PLACEBO; PROTEINASE; RIBAVIRIN; RIFAMPICIN; SIMEPREVIR; SOFOSBUVIR; TELAPREVIR;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRURITUS; RASH; REPLICON; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 84921409702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PGPM.S52715     Document Type: Review

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