Sofosbuvir blocks the HCV NS5B polymerase, which is key to stopping the virus from replicating. You take it in 400 mg tablets, one tablet a day, usually with other antivirals. The tablets come in bottles with 28 in each.
It’s meant to be used with other HCV protease and polymerase inhibitors. The main ingredient is sofosbuvir. It’s a nucleotide prodrug made to stop the viral RNA polymerase NS5B.
It works by targeting and killing the virus, so it can’t reproduce. It’s an antiviral that has a special way of getting rid of the hepatitis C virus. It’s usually used to treat chronic hepatitis C.
It’s meant to help cure the disease. It can be used by itself or with other antivirals. How long you take it depends on how bad the infection is and how you’re doing.
