EPCLUSA

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Spain, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug EPCLUSA contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1
UNII WJ6CA3ZU8B - SOFOSBUVIR
 

Sofosbuvir is a pan-genotypic inhibitor of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which is essential for viral replication. Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide prodrug that undergoes intracellular metabolism to form the pharmacologically active uridine analog triphosphate (GS-461203), which can be incorporated into HCV RNA by the NS5B polymerase and acts as a chain terminator.

 
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2
UNII KCU0C7RS7Z - VELPATASVIR
 

Velpatasvir is a HCV inhibitor targeting the HCV NS5A protein, which is essential for both RNA replication and the assembly of HCV virions. In vitro resistance selection and cross-resistance studies indicate velpatasvir targets NS5A as its mode of action.

 
Read more about Velpatasvir

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 EPCLUSA Film-coated tablet MPI, EU: SmPC European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
J05AP55 J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AP Antivirals for treatment of HCV infections
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 11144M, 11145N, 11147Q
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 546818070000207
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02456370
EE Ravimiamet 1725825, 1826287, 1873201, 1884168
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 1161116001
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 131873, 491230
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 63434686
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 336165, 392963
HK Department of Health Drug Office 65046
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 7976
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 6250116F1025
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1080783, 1091058
NG Registered Drug Product Database C4-1333
Switch country to Nigeria in order to find specific presentations of EPCLUSA
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 142026
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 18118
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100376860, 100447620
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W64754001, W68904001, W68905001, W68915001
SG Health Sciences Authority 15351P
US FDA, National Drug Code 61958-2201, 61958-2203

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