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The nurse gave me the Pegasys injection intramuscular in my arm instead of subcutaneous? Will that have any effect on the course of treatment? Does it have the same efficacy?will I still benefit from the injection in the same intended way?

I was wondering if there have been any studies comparing Pegasys and Pegintron, and if one has better SVR numbers than the other or was more tolerable. I am new here so I hope I am posting this in the correct forum.

JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO YOU ALL - I JUST INJECTED MY LAST SHOT OF PEGASYS AND HAVE A WEEK OF RIVA LEFT - HURRAH !!!! lucky for me, i'm 2b so i had only 24 week TX - i was cleared after 4 weeks and will do my final blood work next month - i am hopeful i am still clear. (i was diagnosed only after being Unknowlingly infected for over 30 years) You have all been very helpful with my goofy SX questions.

I start pegasys in July. Are the side effects really bad? I know everyone is different.. Do most people lose some of their hair? I just wanted info from someone that has been on this.

PegIntron is weight based, weigh more - higher dose (between 80 - 150). Pegasys is one size fits all (180). I'm one who has used both and found that Pegasys is less nasty than PegIntron. Others may say the opposite. But, in informal observation over the years slightly more people think that Pegasys is not as bad and PegIntron. By the way, some less weighty people have chosen Pegasys for the reason that the doc suggests against - they thinking that proportionally stronger is better.

24 weeks of total treatment, with RG7128 500 mg BID [twice daily] in combination with Pegasys and ribavirin for 12 weeks, followed by 12 weeks of Pegasys and ribavirin ("12+12") 24 weeks of total treatment, with RG7128 1000 mg BID in combination with Pegasys and ribavirin for 12 weeks, followed by 12 weeks of Pegasys and ribavirin ("12+12") 24 weeks of total treatment, with RG7128 1000 mg BID in combination with Pegasys and ribavirin for 8 weeks, followed by a further 16

Following is a good read for things to consider while choosing between Incevik and Victrelis: http://www.idse.net//ViewArticle.aspx?ses=ogst&d=Hepatitis&d_id=213&i=ISSUE%3a+August+2011&i_id=753&a_id=18862 Although I have no personal experience, I've read many comments on this forum and elsewhere to support your doctor's statement about Pegasys being easier to tolerate than PegIntron.

The first time (2008) was a trial with Roche 1626 polymerase inhibitor, Pegasys and Ribavarin. I was UND between 7 or 8 weeks, relapsed 6 weeks after being pulled from tx at 43 of 48 weeks as the trial drug was too harsh on my system. Back then they refused to give me rescue drugs so I had no choice. I have diabetes which may have contributed to my relapse, during tx my sugar was so low I stopped checking it, DUH!

Welcome to the forum, someone will chime in later I'm sure. I haven't treated as of yet, but I just had an ultrasound done myself and I'm waiting on the results. All I know about the tx is that it consists of Pegasys or pegalated interferon and Ribaviron, so it's like 180mg. of the Peg, one shot per week and 1200mgs. of the Riba daily. Some Countries use weight base tx. Oh, herbal treatments and remedies will not clear the virus, ever.

Well i see you made it over here now to the hep c forum, you might want to put your yes or no questions in one thread since there our others here. Answer to your question is yes but you will always have the antibodies.

I came from Afghanistan .I want to buy pegasys because it wouldnt found in my country, How can I get pegasys ???

then he recommend Pegasys, injection po siya for 48 weeks, Salamat sa Dios kasi he lead me to my new Dr. I believe that God has a plan for all of us. inform you guys what will happen. after I'm going on my third week now taking this medicine after the fourth week I will have my sgpt test. I will update you guys on the result.

Make sure you emphasize that there are floating particles in the Pegasys. A light yellow color is normal but floating particles are not. Drug company literature states (see page 2) http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/638650?post_id=post_3464276 1. DO NOT USE Pegasys if it is cloudy, 2. DO NOT USE Pegays if it has particles in it. 3. DO NOT USE Pegasys if it is any color but clear or light yellow.

Has anybody out there been treated with COPEGUS and PEGASYS? I saw a gastroentoligist today and he has ordered all sorts of blood work, but says if I start treatment this is what he would give me. I asked about the new VERTEX drug coming out next year and he said it probably wouldent be out that soon.

I recently completed the Pegasys interferon/ribavirin therapy with great results so far -- viral load is undetectable so I responded. Now I wait for the 6 mos. to see if I've sustained. Have high hopes. I did the non-pegylated therapy back in 2001 and failed. Fingers are crossed! I wish I had found this forum when I first started. It was a long cold winter during therapy. Glad to know I'm not alone.

Oops, my bad. I misread your post thinking this was round 3 for you. As Dave pointed out there seems to be little difference in results, however the Pegasys appears to be tolerated better by many members on the forum. I'd lean toward Pegasys for this reason, but it would be good to hear from others that have done both for their opinions. I'd certainly be listening closely to my doctor on this one. Good luck choosing and starting trt soon.

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