Daclavirocyrl ( Daclatasvir 60 mg ) 28 film coated tablets?

Uses

Daclatasvir is used with another antiviral medication (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic (long-lasting)?hepatitis C, a?viral infection?of the?liver. Daclatasvir should never be used without sofosbuvir. Daclatasvir and sofosbuvir may also be used with another antiviral medication (ribavirin). These?medications?together reduce the amount ofhepatitis C?virus in your body, which helps your immune system fight the infection and may help your?liver?recover.?Chronic hepatitis C?infection can cause serious?liverproblems such as scarring (cirrhosis), or?liver cancer.

It is not known if this treatment can prevent you from passing the virus to others. Do not share needles, and practice “safer?sex” (including the use of latex?condoms) to lower the risk of passing the virus to others.

Chronic hepatitis C:?Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 or genotype 3 infection in combination with other antiviral therapy

Limitations of use: Sustained virologic response rates are reduced in HCV genotype 3-infected patients with cirrhosis receiving daclatasvir in combination with sofosbuvir for 12 weeks.

How is daclatasvir taken?

Daclatasvir is available in 30 and 60mg tablets, and the usual dose is 60mg once daily with or without food. It must be used in combination with other hepatitis C medications and is not effective if taken alone. Treatment should be managed by a doctor who has experience treating hepatitis C.

What are the side-effects of daclatasvir?

Daclatasvir is generally well tolerated with no known specific side-effects of its own. The most common side-effects seen in people taking daclatasvir with sofosbuvir are fatigue, nausea and headache.

Taking daclatasvir with interferon and ribavirin can lead to additional side-effects including fever, muscle and joint aches, itching, depression, anaemia (low haemoglobin level) and neutropenia (low white blood cell count). Ribavirin can also cause birth defects, so it should not be used by pregnant women or their male partners.