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. 2016 May 16;11:24. doi: 10.1186/s13027-016-0071-z

Table 1.

Comparison of Regimens for Treatment of HCV genotype 1

Regimen Duration Side effects Contraindications Characteristics that decrease SVR
Peg-IFN + Ribavirin 48 weeks Fatigue 65 %
Headache 43 %
Pyrexia 41 %
Myalgia 40 %
Anxiety 33 %
Alopecia 28 %
Neutropenia 27 %
Rigors 25 %
Depression 20 %
Child-Pugh B or C
Autoimmune hepatitis
Pregnancy or a pregnant partner
Neuropsychiatric illness
HIV co-infection
Black
IL28B-nonCC
Cirrhosis
Peg-IFN + Ribavirin + Telaprevir 24 weeks As above plus
Rash 56 %
Pruritis 47 %
Nausea 39 %
Anemia 36 %
Child-Pugh B or C
Autoimmune hepatitis
Pregnancy or a pregnant partner
Neuropsychiatric illness
HIV co-infection
Black
IL28B-nonCC
Cirrhosis
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir (Harvoni) 12 weeks or 24 weeks Headache 14 %
Fatigue 13 %
Nausea 7 %
Insomnia 5 %
Diarrhea 3 %
Severe renal impairment None
Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/ritonavir/Dasabuvir (Viekira Pak) Ribavirin 12 weeks Fatigue 34 %
Nausea 22 %
Pruritis 18 %
Skin reactions 16 %
Insomnia 14 %
Asthenia 14 %
Severe hepatic impairment
Pregnancy or a pregnant partner
None
Grazoprevir/Elbasvir (Zepatier) +/- Ribavirin 12 weeks
or 16 weeks
Fatigue 5 %
Abdominal pain 2 %
Diarrhea 2 %
Depression 1 %
Irritability 1 %
Child-Pugh B or C
In patients on Ribavirin:
Pregnancy or a pregnant partner
Baseline NS5A polymorphisms

Above data from package inserts for products