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Gilead, Aetna sales and marketing update
January 26, 2015 8:00 AM UTC
Aetna has selected Gilead’s Harvoni ledipasvir/sofosbuvir to treat HCV genotype 1 infection and Sovaldi sofosbuvir to treat HCV genotypes 2, 3 and 4 infection as preferred therapies for Aetna’s commercial customers. Aetna will offer Viekira Pak paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir/dasabuvir from AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV, Chicago, Ill.) to patients who fail treatment with Gilead’s drugs. Aetna said Gilead agreed to provide the drugs at an undisclosed discount. Aetna, which limits access based on liver fibrosis scores of F3 and F4, said its clinical restrictions related to disease severity will remain in place. ...