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2015 TAG Update

  • Chad Cipiti
TAG’s annual review of progress we’ve made on the the fight to end HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis.
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HCV Global Access Webinars Series

  • Chad Cipiti

  December 8, 2015 DOWNLOAD: HCV Webinar #1: The Cost of Production for HCV Treatment Slides Presenter: Dr. Andrew Hill, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Liverpool University, United Kingdom Description: New HCV drugs, called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs),…

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Ribavirin Fact Sheet

  • Chad Cipiti
Ribavirin (RBV) is an HCV-fighting drug. RBV does not work by itself. Adding RBV to other drugs can increase the chance of being cured from HCV. In the United States, ribavirin is approved for children (3 to 18 years of age) and adults.
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Diagnostics Fact Sheet

  • Chad Cipiti

What is screening? Screening looks to see whether someone might have a disease. For hepatitis C virus (HCV), screening means looking for antibodies instead of the virus. What are antibodies? Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins made by a person’s immune system.…

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Adherence Fact Sheet

  • Chad Cipiti

What is adherence? Adherence means sticking to something. It is often used to describe taking medicine without missing doses for as long as needed. Good adherence helps to maintain—or improve—your health. This fact sheet is about adherence to hepatitis C…

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Olysio Fact Sheet

  • Chad Cipiti
Olysio (simeprevir) is an HCV-fighting drug. It must be used with other drugs to treat hepatitis C. In the United States, Olysio is approved for people with hepatitis C genotype 1 who are over 18 years old.
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TAGline Fall 2015

  • Chad Cipiti
In Defense of Stringency: In response to growing public concern with health risks posed by approved drugs, a 2006 landmark report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) argued that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the unambiguous authority necessary to ensure the safety and efficacy of the country’s medicinal products.
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Don’t forget treatment on World Hepatitis Day

  • Chad Cipiti
On World Hepatitis Day 2015, as the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes prevention, the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and Treatment Action Group urge pharmaceutical companies and the governments of middle-income countries to act now to facilitate access to treatment for all people with hepatitis C virus (HCV), to avoid needless deaths from HCV complications and to prevent new infections.
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2015 Pipeline Report

  • Chad Cipiti
Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines, Preventive Technologies, Research Toward a Cure, and Immune-Based and Gene Therapies in Development.
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