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daclatasvir/sofosbuvir

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Also known as Darvoni, Sovodak

Daclatasvir/sofosbuvir (trade names Darvoni, Sovodak) is a two-drug combination for the treatment of hepatitis C. It is given as a single daily pill containing daclatasvir, a viral NS5A inhibitor, and sofosbuvir, a nucleotide inhibitor of the viral RNA polymerase NS5B.

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Daclatasvir/sofosbuvir (trade names Darvoni, Sovodak) is a two-drug combination for the treatment of hepatitis C. It is given as a single daily pill containing daclatasvir, a viral NS5A inhibitor, and sofosbuvir, a nucleotide inhibitor of the viral RNA polymerase NS5B.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. __TOC__ ==Society and culture== This combination is produced by an Iranian company under the trade name of Sovodak. The combination includes 400 mg sofosbuvir and 60 mg daclatasvir and has been used in clinical trials since 2015. Sovodak was approved by the Iranian Food and Drug Administration in October 2015 and is currently marketed in Iran as the treatment of choice for all genotypes of hepatitis C as recommended by the national Iranian guideline for treating hepatitis C.

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