Gilead Sees Prospects For Declining HCV Revenues To Stabilize

A confluence of factors, including a higher proportion of patients covered by public payers, has caused Gilead's powerhouse hepatitis C franchise to slow down and now begin showing signs of decline.

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Despite offering clear-cut rationale for the decline and reasons to hope for stabilization, if not growth, Gilead Sciences Inc. could not change the narrative coming out of its July 25 earnings call, with market analysts across the board noting that while its hepatitis C franchise sales remain strong, the peak almost certainly is past.

Continuing a recent trend of flat or slightly decreased net sales for its HCV drugs Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (sofosbuvir/ledipasvir),...

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