The FDA has granted priority review for the companyâs application to expand the drugâs approved uses to include those with genotype 1b and compensated cirrhosis, without the need for ribavirin. Viekira Pak was approved in December 2014 to treat genotype 1 of hep C, including those with compensated cirrhosis.
The number of U.S. students who studied abroad for academic credit increased by three percent to 283,332 students in 2011/12, a higher rate of growth than the one percent increase the previous year.
Students will spend the next three to seven years training in the programs. In addition to students from U.S. medical schools, the match included: 1  2,677 students and graduates of osteopathic schools, an increase of 317 over 2012. 2  5,095 U.S. citizens graduating from international medical schools, 816 more than in 2012.