HEPATITIS-C MEDICINES
Mylan launches Sovaldi tablets in India
Mylan NV on Monday announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. had launched Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi (sofosbuvir 400mg tablets) in India. This follows Gilead, in February this year, appointing Mylan as its exclusive distributor of Sovaldi in the country. According to a release from Mylan, Sovaldi is indicated for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection as a component of a combination antiviral treatment regimen. An estimated 12 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C in India. — N. Ravikumar