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HEPATITIS A & E

Hepatitis A route of transmission is through oral-fecal route while in hepatitis E, aside from the oral-fecal route, it is also transmitted through blood transfusion in endemic areas.

Hepatitis A incubation period is 15-50 days and hepatitis E incubation period is 15-60 days.

Hepatitis A & E viruses cause epidemics.

Hepatitis A & E Drug Information

Avaxim

Vaccine, hepatitis A

Flebogamma DIF

Human normal immunoglobulin

Gamunex-C

Human normal immunoglobulin

Havrix 1440 Adult/Havrix 720 Junior

Vaccine, hepatitis A

Hizentra

Human normal immunoglobulin

I.V.-Globulin SN

Human normal immunoglobulin

Privigen

Human normal immunoglobulin

Twinrix

Vaccine, hepatitis A + hepatitis B

Vigam Liquid

Human normal immunoglobulin

Product Highlight - Ravida

13 Sep 2022

Ravidasvir 200 mg tab

Product Highlight - Salofalk

12 Mar 2021

SALOFALK – Mesalazine 1.5 g PR granules

Relationship between tumour response to systemic therapy and overall survival in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Dr Raghav Sundar, 09 Sep 2019

Overall survival (OS) is currently the primary criteria in assessing the efficacy of a cancer treatment. Dr Raghav Sundar, a consultant medical oncologist at the National University Hospital, Singapore, details the crucial role played by tumour response in evaluating treatment efficacy, with a focus on the multiple kinase inhibitor lenvatinib in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).