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Telaprevir (VX-950) is a highly selective and potent inhibitor of the HCV NS3-4A serine protease. It is a member of a class of antiviral drugs known as protease inhibitors and is the first hepatitis C drug that has demonstrated activity in patients who have failed prior therapy. On April 28, 2011, the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18-0 to recommend approval telaprevir for people with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C and was approved in the U.S. in May, 2011.
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