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26 July 2018Asia

AbbVie faces hepatitis C patent challenge in India

In India, a non-profit organisation and an advocacy group have united to take on a patent covering pibrentasvir, part of the drug combination that forms AbbVie’s hepatitis C product Mavyret.

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