EPCLUSA

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

Active ingredients

The drug EPCLUSA contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Sofosbuvir
UNII WJ6CA3ZU8B - SOFOSBUVIR

Sofosbuvir is a pan-genotypic inhibitor of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which is essential for viral replication. Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide prodrug that undergoes intracellular metabolism to form the pharmacologically active uridine analog triphosphate (GS-461203), which can be incorporated into HCV RNA by the NS5B polymerase and acts as a chain terminator.

Read about Sofosbuvir
2 Velpatasvir
UNII KCU0C7RS7Z - VELPATASVIR

Velpatasvir is a HCV inhibitor targeting the HCV NS5A protein, which is essential for both RNA replication and the assembly of HCV virions. In vitro resistance selection and cross-resistance studies indicate velpatasvir targets NS5A as its mode of action.

Read about Velpatasvir

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
EPCLUSA Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
J05AP55 J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AP Antivirals for treatment of HCV infections
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 11144M, 11145N, 11147Q
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 546818070000207
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02456370
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1725825, 1826287, 1873201, 1884168
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 1161116001
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 131873, 491230
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 63434686
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 336165, 392963
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 65046
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 7976
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 6250116F1025
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1080783, 1091058
Country: NG Registered Drug Product Database Identifier(s): C4-1333
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 142026
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 18118
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100376860, 100447620
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W64754001, W68904001, W68905001, W68915001
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 15351P
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 61958-2201, 61958-2203

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