What is Ledihep?Ledihep is an antiviral drug that prevents hepatitis C virus cells (HCV) from multiplying in your body.Ledihep is a combined drug used to treat hepatitis C in adults.Ledihep may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.Mechanism of action Ledihep drugLedipasvir is a HCV inhibitor targeting the HCV NS5A protein, essential for both RNA replication and HCV virion assembly.
It is currently not possible to confirm biochemical inhibition of NS5A by ledipasvir because NS5A has no enzyme function.
In vitro and cross-resistance studies show that ledipasvir targets NS5A as its mode of action.Sofosbuvir is a pan genotype inhibitor of HCV NS5B-dependent RNA polymerase, which is essential for viral replication.
Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide precursor that undergoes intracellular metabolism to form pharmacologically active triphosphate (GS-461203), which can be combined into HCV RNA by NS5B polymerase.
GS-461203 (sofosbuvir's active metabolite) is neither a human DNA polymerase inhibitor nor a mitochondrial RNA polymerase inhibitor.Ledihep contraindications:You are allergic to any of the ingredients in ledipasvir and sofosbuvir.You are taking another medicine that has sofosbuvir in it.You are taking a medicine that has cobicistat, elvitegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir in it.You are taking carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, rosuvastatin, simeprevir, St. John's wort, or tipranavir / ritonavir Contact your doctor or doctor.Drug interactionsTell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with Ledihep, especially:Atripla (efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir);Digoxin (digitalis);Other medicines to treat hepatitis C, such as simeprevir (Olysio) or Sofosbuvir (Ledihep) (Sovaldi);Ritonavir (Norvir) when used with tipranavir (Aptivus);Rosuvastatin (Badge);Tenofovir when used in combination with atazanavir, darunavir, lopinavir or ritonavir;Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir);Epilepsy drugs - carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin;Stomach acid reducers - cimetidine (Tagamet), esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid), omeprazole (Prilosec), pantoprazole (Protonix), ranitidine (Zantac), and others; orTB medicines - rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine.This list is not complete.
Other drugs may interact with Ledihep, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.