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New Drugs: the European Commission has approved VICTRELIS (boceprevir)
The European Commission (EC) has approved VICTRELIS (boceprevir) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection, in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, in adult patients with compensated liver disease who are previously untreated or who have failed previous therapy.
The European Commission's Decision grants a single marketing authorisation that is valid in the 27 countries that are members of the European Union (EU), as well as unified labeling applicable to the European Economic Area members, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
"The EU approval of VICTRELIS for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 is very exciting, because we now have a new option for patients with the hardest to treat form of the disease. With VICTRELIS, patients who have failed previous therapy or are new to treatment can significantly improve their chances of clearing the virus from their bodies compared to current standard therapy,"
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