Victrelis for Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy

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What is Victrelis?

VICTRELIS is a prescription medicine used with the medicines peginterferon alfa and ribavirin to treat long-lasting (chronic) hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in adults with stable (compensated) liver disease who have not been treated before or who have failed previous treatment.

Where can I find information about Victrelis?

You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about VICTRELIS that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.victrelis.com or call 1-877-888-4231. What are the ingredients in VICTRELIS?

Is Victrelis a capsule?

Victrelis is a medicine that contains the active substance boceprevir. It is available as capsules (200 mg). What is Victrelis used for?

How does Victrelis work?

The active substance in Victrelis, boceprevir, is a protease inhibitor. It blocks an enzyme called HCV NS3 protease, which is found on the hepatitis C virus of the type 1 genotype and is involved in the virus’s replication.

What color is Victrelis?

VICTRELIS 200 mg Capsules, red-colored cap with the Merck logo printed in yellow ink, and a yellow- colored body with “314” printed in red ink. Contraindications to peginterferon alfa and ribavirin also apply to VICTRELIS combination treatment.

Can Victrelis be used as a monotherapy?

(1) VICTRELIS must not be used as a monotherapy. (1) 800 mg administered orally three times daily (every 7 - 9 hours) with food (a meal or light snack). (2) VICTRELIS must be administered in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin. (2) Refer to peginterferon alfa and ribavirin Package Inserts for specific dosing instructions. (2)

What Is Victrelis

1. https://www.drugs.com/victrelis.html
2. https://mydr.com.au/medicines/victrelis-capsules/
3. https://www.rxlist.com/victrelis-drug.htm
4. https://medbroadcast.com/drug/getdrug/victrelis
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boceprevir
6. https://www.medicinenet.com/victrelis_boceprevir_warnings_drug_interactions/side-effects.htm
7. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/medicines/brand/amt,87651000036107/victrelis
8. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/overview/victrelis-epar-summary-public_en.pdf

Victrelis Information

1. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/victrelis-boceprevir-information
2. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/202258lbl.pdf
3. https://myhealthbox.eu/en/victrelis/2106538