en.aazsante.fr

The Largest Portal Of Health And Quality Of Life.

Anvisa approves registration of new medicines for hepatitis C

Anvisa approves registration of new medicines for hepatitis C

The Agency National Health Surveillance (Anvisa) has approved the registration of two new drugs against hepatitis C: zepatier and harvoni. The novelties leave the country closer to a total hepatitis C cure and elimination of its transmission.

The first is the Zepatier drug, a fixed dose combination of the active ingredients elbasvir and grazoprevir.

This formula will be manufactured by MSD International GmbH T / A MSD Ireland, located in Ballydine, Ireland, and will be imported into Brazil by the manufacturer of the product in the form of a coated tablet in the 50 mg concentration of elbasvir and 100 mg of grazoprevir. In addition, Zepatier is indicated for oral administration in adults once a day for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCC) genotypes 1 or 4 in adults.

The second medicine is Harvoni, which is an association between the active principles ledipasvir and sofosbuvir. Harvoni will be used orally in adults and once a day. Harvoni is indicated in combination or not with ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCC) genotype 1 in adults.

Harvoni will be manufactured by Patheon Inc. located in Ontario, Canada and will be imported into Brazil by Gilead According to Anvisa, hepatitis C affects 80 to 150 million people worldwide and the disease is one of the main causes of transplantation. of liver. Today, it is estimated that between 1.4 and 1.7 million Brazilians live with the condition.

Zepatier and Harvoni drugs are part of the new generation of drugs that blocks the replication of the virus in the body and allows cure in rates higher than 90%. Before the new generation, patients used interferon, a drug that acted against the disease via immune system strengthening, but with more side effects than current drugs (anemia, fatigue, depression, etc.) and lower cure rate.


Throat pain: incidence decreases in patients without tonsils

Throat pain: incidence decreases in patients without tonsils

Sore throat pictures may occur in people who have had surgery for the removal of the tonsils, since the procedure greatly decreases the likelihood of bacterial infections, but does not affect the likelihood of viral infections. When we talk about tonsils, we are referring to the palatine tonsils, so called because they are close to the palate.

(Health)

Hydrotherapy helps rehabilitation of patients with mobility problems

Hydrotherapy helps rehabilitation of patients with mobility problems

Hydrotherapy is also known as aquatic physiotherapy and consists of therapeutic exercises performed inside the water (usually in a heated pool) with the objective of assisting in physical and motor rehabilitation of injured patients. Physiotherapy in water is already used in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and improvement of gait, neurological and orthopedic problems, among others.

(Health)