Assisted by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), personnel of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) raided one of the local industries in Islamabad’s Kahuta industrial area here Saturday, leading to the discovery of unlawful manufacturing of Sofasbuvir tablets, which are used for the treatment of Hepatitis C…. Readmore at http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-304343-Factory-making-fake-Hepatitis-C-drug-raided
Author Archives: Dr James
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Today we compared a new batch of Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir to our reference sample data and found it consistent. It’s reassuring to see the consistency.
In Australia the PBAC has voted to recommend the inclusion of sofosbuvir in the PBS. This could mean that this vital medication becomes available at affordable prices in Australia, however it’s also possible Cabinet will reject this given that inclusion in the PBS could see the current $10 billion spent by the government on all […]
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We were quite excited to see the first shipment of Chinese sourced Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir. A white powder and and off white powder, but what would the NMR show? Here’s the NMR for Sofosbuvir which is right on the money. Ledipasvir: mass [M+H] + 889.4195 ( < 2 ppm error) molecular formula – C49H54F2N8O6 Sofosbuvir: […]
On the 20th May 2015 the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the UK issued a Drug Safety Update titled: Sofosbuvir with daclatasvir; sofosbuvir and ledipasvir: risks of severe bradycardia and heart block when taken with amiodarone. You will find a link to it at: https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/sofosbuvir-with-daclatasvir-sofosbuvir-and-ledipasvir-risks-of-severe-bradycardia-and-heart-block-when-taken-with-amiodarone
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GENEVA – WHO today published the new edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines which includes ground-breaking new treatments for hepatitis C. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/new-essential-medicines-list/en/
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