U.S. FDA approves Gilead's hepatitis C drug for expanded use

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of its blockbuster hepatitis C drug, Harvoni.

The drug can now be used to treat patients with subtypes of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and in patients who are co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Gilead said in a statement (Reporting by Rosmi Shaji in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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