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VALEANT'S VIRAMIDINE FAILS TO MEET EFFICACY GOAL IN TREATING HEPATITIS C
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced that the overall response rate for its drug Viramidine in treating hepatitis C was lower than expected, although the safety profile of the drug was superior to the standard drug ribavirin.
Viramidine (taribavirin hydrochloride) is a nucleoside analog prodrug of Ribavirin, in oral form, for administration in combination with a pegylated interferon for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
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