Hepatitis C Drugs Market Health Improvement Aspects, Expert Reviews, Research 2018 to 2026
Hepatitis C Drugs Market - By Drug Class (Hepatitis C Virus Protease Inhibitors (Glecaprevir, Grazoprevir, Paritaprevir, Simeprevir, and Voxilaprevir), Nucleoside/tide Polymerase Inhibitors (Sofosbuvir), NS5A Inhibitors (Daclatasvir, Elbasvir, Ledipasvir, Pibrentasvir, Velpatasvir, and Ombitasvir), Non-Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitors (Dasabuvir), Interferon, and Combinational drug), and By Distribution Channels (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, and Online Pharmacies) - Global Industry Insights, Trends, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2018-2026
Hepatitis C virus is a blood-borne virus that infects liver cells, resulting in illness that ranges from mild and transient effects such as easy bleeding, fatigue, yellow discoloration of skin and eyes, and others to chronic and serious life-threatening conditions such as liver cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver failure. Hepatitis C virus is transmitted through needlestick injuries, organ transplant from a carrier, sexually or from infected mother to fetus. Globally, hepatitis C virus exists in six distinct forms based on its genotypes amongst which Type 1 is the most common form representing around 60 -70 per cent of global infections. Click To Read More On Hepatitis C Drugs Market. Hepatitis C is diagnosed by blood tests for estimating viral load and genotyping, and liver damage tests such as magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), transient elastography, and liver biopsy. Antiviral drugs, which inhibits protease or polymerase enzyme of virus is one of the treatments available for infection caused due to hepatitis C. Currently, no vaccines are available for the prevention of hepatitis C virus and this provides scope for the market players to expand their company portfolio.