Pegasus for hepatitis c
Common Questions and Answers about Pegasus for hepatitis c
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Go to the "Pegasus" Website for peg interferon Alfa-2a. Go to the very bottom of the page. It states that this site is for USA but then it gives a link
To click on to the right. It's for outside the USA. I would start there.
Hi I am Viktoriya.First week of treatment with PEGASUS and COPEGUS -feel very bad :fever, headaches, body hearts like- flu but stronger,feeling dizzy. Is it getting better after first week??
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United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first time approved alpha interferon for treatment of hepatitis C in 1996. In 1997 FDA approved with consensus interferon to treat Hepatitis C. FDA approved Interon plus Ribavirin to treat Hepatitis C in 1997 which proved a valuable breakthrough for treatment of Hepatitis C and avoiding chronic effects. In 2002 FDA approved pegylated Interferon alone and in combination with Ribavirin.
I have had ascites but it is now under control. My hepatologist has ordered Pegasus and Ribo for me. He says that I only have a small window for treatment success (which he says is probably very low 20-40% if that) and I am wondering whether it worth going through the side effect and complications. I also have a long standing history of dysthymic disorder/personality disorder.
My Rx is ready for me to pick but I am reluctant.
Any comments.
Although I visited ophthalmologist for this question I was not persuaded that Pegasus would not interfere my Uveitis negatively. On the other hand, hepatologist told me that I may take corticosteroids if my Uveitis gets worse.
I saw the post by Willy50 in this thread http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/HCV-Clinical-trial/show/1414377 .
So please does anybody knows something about this? I mean corticosteroids plus Pegasus ?
It doesn't surprise me your doctor isn't giving you Vicodin for a headache. What does surprise me is you can't take Tylenol. My understanding is the recommended daily amount is ok. It's when people take excessive amounts that it becomes a problem. Many people have taken Tylenol with there interferon shot while on treatment for hepatitis C. Are you sure your doctor just doesn't want to give you Vicodin? If I were you....
I know a patient who lives 20 years with the new liver and still has hepatitis C. For some reason the virus did not destroy his transplanted liver. He is doing very well. Repeated biopsies showed stage 1 liver damage. But some patients don't make it.
What you have to consider is if the virus is still present when the liver is transplanted, it usually attacks the new liver very aggressively.
Actually in fairness I Googled the term before out and out totally discounting it what resulted was a study (from 2012) that stated it is unclear whether the current threshold for ‘high’ hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA level (800 000 IU/mL) is optimal for predicting sustained virological response (SVR).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01624.
I am sorry you are having these problems.
Your thyroid may be causing some of your symptoms. However, you are under the care of an endocrinologist so he/she should be able to get you regulated on Thyroid pills.
The fatigue, joint problems, carpal tunnel, etc. may be caused by an Autoimmune Disorder. Autoimmune Disorders can cause the symptoms which you are having.
Hepatitis C can trigger Autoimmune Disorders. Interferon can also trigger Autoimmune Disorders.
I would web surf over to clinicaltrials.gov and enter in search terms "hepatitis C" and the name of a big city near you (or maybe just the name of your state of residence). You can play around with further tailoring your search parameters, if need be. If you find any clinical trials that are actively recruiting in your area for your genotype, each study will give contact information to assist you with following up.
it currently owns about three-quarters of the interferon market in hepatitis C, Bloomberg says. Plus, Merck’s trials for Victrelis tested the drug in combination with Peg-Intron, so having Roche put its stamp on Victrelis as a Pegasys add-on could help offset the lack of data there. That’s what Sanford Bernstein’s Tim Anderson figures: “Now, with Roche on board, this potential shortcoming gets more than removed, in our opinion.
Hepatitis C has no symptoms at all in most people. Stage 1 liver disease should also have no symptoms as the liver is working well. Only patients with very advanced stage 4 liver disease typically have any pain in the liver area and that is because their liver is failing or they have fatal liver cancer.
Depending on how bad "really bad" is to you, go to the ER or call your gastroenterologist now. It is not normal to have any abdominal pain especially at your age.
They are 1/2 inch long and are inside mucus from my nose and mouth. I have been on 36 weeks interferon/co-pegasus treatment. My desease count got down to 21, so I am being dropped as a non-responder as my white blood cell count went down below 100. Are the worms part of the liver issue or something associated in any way? I have been told I have 50% of my liver left.
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