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Clinical data | |
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Trade names | Sovaldi, Soforal, others [1] |
Other names | PSI-7977; GS-7977 |
AHFS/ Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a614014 |
License data |
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Pregnancy category |
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Routes of administration | by mouth [3] |
Drug class | HCV polymerase inhibitor |
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Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 92% |
Protein binding | 61–65% |
Metabolism | Quickly activated to triphosphate ( CatA/ CES1, HIST1, phosphorylation) |
Elimination half-life | 0.4 hrs (sofosbuvir) 27 hrs (inactive metabolite GS-331007) |
Excretion | 80% urine, 14% feces (mostly as GS-331007) |
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Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C22H29FN3O9P |
Molar mass | 529.458 g·mol−1 |
3D model ( JSmol) | |
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Sofosbuvir, sold under the brand name Sovaldi among others, is a medication used to treat hepatitis C. [3] It is only recommended with some combination of ribavirin, peginterferon-alfa, simeprevir, ledipasvir, daclatasvir, or velpatasvir. [7] [8] Cure rates are 30 to 97% depending on the type of hepatitis C virus involved. [9] Safety during pregnancy is unclear; some of the medications used in combination may result in harm to the baby. [9] It is taken by mouth. [3]
Common side effects include feeling tired, headache, nausea, and trouble sleeping. [3] Side effects are generally more common in interferon-containing regimens. [10]: 7 Sofosbuvir may reactivate hepatitis B in those who have been previously infected. [11] In combination with ledipasvir, daclatasvir or simeprevir it is not recommended with amiodarone due to the risk of an abnormally slow heartbeat. [10] Sofosbuvir is in the nucleotide analog family of medication and works by blocking the hepatitis C NS5B protein. [12]
Sofosbuvir was discovered in 2007, and approved for medical use in the United States in 2013. [10] [7] [13] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [14] As of 2016 [update], a 12-week course of treatment costs about US$84,000 in the United States, US$53,000 in the United Kingdom, US$45,000 in Canada, and about US$500 in India. [15] Over 60,000 people were treated with sofosbuvir in its first 30 weeks being sold in the United States. [16] The patent is not recognized by Egypt, were generic versions are made. [17]
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Clinical data | |
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Trade names | Sovaldi, Soforal, others [1] |
Other names | PSI-7977; GS-7977 |
AHFS/ Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a614014 |
License data |
|
Pregnancy category |
|
Routes of administration | by mouth [3] |
Drug class | HCV polymerase inhibitor |
Legal status | |
Legal status | |
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 92% |
Protein binding | 61–65% |
Metabolism | Quickly activated to triphosphate ( CatA/ CES1, HIST1, phosphorylation) |
Elimination half-life | 0.4 hrs (sofosbuvir) 27 hrs (inactive metabolite GS-331007) |
Excretion | 80% urine, 14% feces (mostly as GS-331007) |
Identifiers | |
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Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C22H29FN3O9P |
Molar mass | 529.458 g·mol−1 |
3D model ( JSmol) | |
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Sofosbuvir, sold under the brand name Sovaldi among others, is a medication used to treat hepatitis C. [3] It is only recommended with some combination of ribavirin, peginterferon-alfa, simeprevir, ledipasvir, daclatasvir, or velpatasvir. [7] [8] Cure rates are 30 to 97% depending on the type of hepatitis C virus involved. [9] Safety during pregnancy is unclear; some of the medications used in combination may result in harm to the baby. [9] It is taken by mouth. [3]
Common side effects include feeling tired, headache, nausea, and trouble sleeping. [3] Side effects are generally more common in interferon-containing regimens. [10]: 7 Sofosbuvir may reactivate hepatitis B in those who have been previously infected. [11] In combination with ledipasvir, daclatasvir or simeprevir it is not recommended with amiodarone due to the risk of an abnormally slow heartbeat. [10] Sofosbuvir is in the nucleotide analog family of medication and works by blocking the hepatitis C NS5B protein. [12]
Sofosbuvir was discovered in 2007, and approved for medical use in the United States in 2013. [10] [7] [13] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [14] As of 2016 [update], a 12-week course of treatment costs about US$84,000 in the United States, US$53,000 in the United Kingdom, US$45,000 in Canada, and about US$500 in India. [15] Over 60,000 people were treated with sofosbuvir in its first 30 weeks being sold in the United States. [16] The patent is not recognized by Egypt, were generic versions are made. [17]
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