Anyone here familiar with this new drug Telaprevir?

[Mountaingem]

Hi everyone I'm gonna be like David in Seattle (where's he been??) and share this link on a new drug for Crohn's and Hepatitis C.

Hope you find it informative!


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504142104.htm

 

[David]

From what I read on that page, Telaprevir is just for Hepatitis C. The title they use is misleading so I can see how you interpreted it that way. Later on the page they discuss the Crohn's related drug:

New research from the PROTECT-1 study (Prospective Randomized Oral Therapy Evaluation in Crohn's Disease Trial) demonstrates the effectiveness of Traficet-EN (CCX282-B) in maintaining remission of Crohn's disease over 36 weeks. Previously the drug was shown to reduce the severity of Crohn's disease in a 12 week induction study.

 

[DustyKat]

Another thing I can strike off the causal list...Aspirin.

Dusty.