Safety of Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in a Patient Who Developed Anemia due to Ribavirin

Interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) combination therapy was previously the standard of care for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 infection. But, it often induced hemolytic anemia. In 2014, sofosbuvir (SOF) was approved for the treatment of chronic HCV genotype 2 in Japan. SOF/RBV the...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Hepatology
Main Authors:	Hirokazu Suii, Itaru Ozeki, Ryoji Tatsumi, Masakatsu Yamaguchi, Mutsuumi Kimura, Tomohiro Arakawa, Tomoaki Nakajima, Yasuaki Kuwata, Takumi Ohmura, Shuhei Hige, Yoshiyasu Karino, Joji Toyota
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2017-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8793895