Methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of hepatitis C in a subject comprising the step of administering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing bioavailability of an HCV protease inhibitor and methods of increasing serum levels of an HCV protease inhibitor in a subject. All methods comprise adminstering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food, the at least one HCV protease inhibitor selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I-XXVI, described herein. Administration of compounds of the present invention in combination with food provides improved bioavailability and increased peak serum levels of the compounds as compared to administration without food.
提供了一种治疗、预防或改善乙型肝炎患者一种或多种症状的方法,包括在给予患者至少一种HCV蛋白酶抑制剂的步骤中与食物结合。还提供了一种增加HCV蛋白酶抑制剂
生物利用度的方法和增加患者血清中HCV蛋白酶抑制剂
水平的方法。所有方法包括在与食物结合的情况下给予患者至少一种HCV蛋白酶抑制剂,所述至少一种HCV蛋白酶抑制剂选自本文所述的化合物I-XXVI的组。与不与食物一起给药相比,本发明化合物与食物结合给药提供了改善的
生物利用度和增加的化合物峰值血清
水平。