It is important to note that Gilead has licensed over 11 pharmaceutical companies to produce generic hepatitis c medication.
The generics made have molecular similarities with Gilead's brand of medications namely Harvoni, Sovaldi and Epclusa.
Both Harvoni and generic Harvoni Resof-L have molecular similarities to treat effectively genotypes 1,4 and 5 with the combination of Ledipasvir 90mg and Sofosbuvir 400mg.
Both Sovaldi and generic Sovaldi Resof have molecular similarities to effectively treat genotypes 2, 3 and 6 with Sofosbuvir 400mg.
In India there are different brands that are produced but are manufactured by two labs, Hetero Labs and Natco.
Generic brands that have similar contents to Gileads harvoni go by the name Resof L, Hepcivir-l, Hepcinat-lp, MyHep-LVIR.
Generic brands that have similar contents to Gileads Sovaldi go by the name Resof, Hepcivir,
The prices for the international market vary from the distributors to fluctuations in the pharmaceutical market.
There are 12 million people suffering from Hepatitis C in India.
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