Janssen Therapeutics’ OLYSIO Inhibitor Receives FDA Approval for Hepatitis C Treatments

Janssen Therapeutics, a division of Janssen Products, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved OLYSIO (simeprevir), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor.

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The inhibitor has been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection as part of an antiviral treatment regimen. OLYSIO works by blocking the viral protease enzyme that enables the hepatitis C virus to replicate in host cells.

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