VX 950

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VX 950, also known as Telaprevir, is an experimental treatment for hepatitis C that has completed phase I trials.[1] It is a member of a class of antiviral drugs known as protease inhibitors.

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  1. ^ Reesink HW, Zeuzem S, Weegink CJ, et al. (2006). "Rapid decline of viral RNA in hepatitis C patients treated with VX-950: a phase Ib, placebo-controlled, randomized study". Gastroenterology 131: 997–1002. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2006.07.013.