[DOC] [TLE] Hepatitis C treatment factsheet: Sofosbuvir (<i>Sovaldi</i>) - infohep [PAR] Sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi) is a new medication used to treat hepatitis C. It 
... direct-acting antiviral drugs that target different steps of the hepatitis C virus ... 
Genotype 1 is the most common type in Europe and considered the hardest to 
treat. ... Those who cannot use interferon can take sofosbuvir plus ribavirin alone 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Hepatitis C Treatment | Advances in Medication | ALF [PAR] Recent advances in the number and types of medications available to treat 
Hepatitis ... The first direct-acting antiviral medications were also given with 
interferon. ... Ribavirin, taken by mouth, can never be used alone to treat Hepatitis 
C. ... This once-daily pill combined sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and a new drug called 
ledipasvir. [DOC] [TLE] Combination Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C - WebMD [PAR] Drug details for Combination antiviral therapy for hepatitis C. ... inhibitor may be 
given along with peginterferon and ribavirin or with ribavirin alone. ... Why It Is 
Used .... 1 in non-responders to pegylated interferon and ribavirin and treatment-
naive ... and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed., vol. [DOC] [TLE] Hepatitis C Treatment & Management: Approach Considerations ... [PAR] Mar 28, 2016 ... Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C should be determined on a case-by-case 
basis. ... Compensated liver disease (eg, no hepatic encephalopathy or ascites) 
... Subsequently, combination of ribavirin and IFN or of IFN to which polyethylene 
... This all-oral regimen can be used with or without ribavirin. [DOC] [TLE] Mechanism of Action of Ribavirin in the Treatment of Chronic ... - NCBI [PAR] Hepatitis C virus (HCV) incurs a major disease burden in the United States and 
worldwide. ... has been used for treatment of chronic HCV only in combination 
with IFN-alfa. .... inhibition alone cannot account for the full anti-HCV action of 
ribavirin. ..... of viral hemorrhagic fevers with ribavirin, a broad-spectrum antiviral 
drug. [DOC] [TLE] Ribavirin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. - NCBI [PAR] Searches of abstracts of recent Digestive Diseases Week, American Association 
for ... Although the pegylated interferons are the primary drugs used to treat CHC, 
a combination with ribavirin is more effective than pegylated interferon alone. ... 
dosage; Antiviral Agents/adverse effects; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use*; Drug
... [DOC] [TLE] Approved Treatments for Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C New Drug ... [PAR] TECHNIVIE is intended to be used in combination with ribavirin for 12 weeks. ... 
C (CHC) infection as a component of a combination antiviral treatment regimen. 
... in combination with PEG-IFN and ribavirin and the first approved interferon-free 
... compensated liver disease use alone for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in
... [DOC] [TLE] Ribavirin (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere) - Treatment - Hepatitis C ... [PAR] Drug Summary; Clinical Trials; References; Slide Deck; Download ... Ribavirin (
Ribasphere) capsule formulation is approved for use with interferon alfa-2b (
Intron A) and ... Ribavirin should never be used alone for the treatment of 
hepatitis C virus. ... Ribavirin has been used in combination with sofosbuvir as 
dual therapy. [DOC] [TLE] How is Hepatitis C Treated? - HealthDay [PAR] The current treatment for most patients is a combination of two drugs: pegylated 
alpha ... forms of synthetic alpha interferon. Ribavirin. Ribavirin is an antiviral 
drug given in pill form. ... Alone, it has little effect against the hepatitis C virus. ... 
These include people with autoimmune hepatitis or liver disease in which the 
liver is... [DOC] [TLE] Genentech: Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) in Hepatitis C [PAR] Pegasys may be taken alone or in combination with Copegus (ribavirin) tablets 
for HCV, an antiviral drug that works ... Pegasys is the most prescribed interferon 
therapy for HCV in the United States and has been used in ... COPEGUS is a 
medicine used with another medicine called PEGASYS to treat chronic hepatitis 
C... [DOC] [TLE] Hepatitis B and C Treatments - FDA [PAR] Aug 9, 2016

Question: Interferon alone or combined with the antiviral drug Ribavirin is used to treat the C-type of this disease
Answer: hepatitis