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When combined with drugs currently used to treat hepatitis C, the antiviral remdesivir is 10 times more effective in treating cells infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
A deal signed by pharmaceutical companies AbbVie, Gilead Sciences and Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) will see five new hepatitis C drugs become available on the UK National Health Service (NHS).
Merck had urged the Supreme Court to place limits on the doctrine of ‘unclean hands’ that can prevent plaintiffs from winning lawsuits if they acted in bad faith.
Gilead Sciences has revealed plans to introduce generic versions of its Epclusa and Harvoni in the US for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.