Protease Inhibitors (PIs) for Hepatitis C
How Well It Works
Adding boceprevir to peginterferon and ribavirin treatment of people with hepatitis C (genotype 1) worked significantly better than using peginterferon and ribavirin alone.Reference 1, Reference 2
Adding telaprevir to peginterferon and ribavirin significantly improved hepatitis C treatment in people with genotype 1.Reference 3, Reference 4
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology |
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