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Avatar n tn pegylated interferon and ribavirin PLUS either boceprevir or telaprevir You will be given a treatment regimen based in large part on your genotype. Genotype refers to the "strain" of hepatitis C virus that a person has. There are six genotypes. In the United States, genotype 1 is the most common, followed by genotype 2 and 3. People with genotype 1 generally are given triple therapy. People with genotype 2 and 3 are given dual therapy. http://www.hepatitis.va.
Avatar n tn I am 22 yr old and i have hepatitis c genome 3 and i am taking pegasus\once weekly and ribavirin since 19-6-08 my question is have i to do weekly CBC or I can do every 2weeks before the injection ?
Avatar m tn I I will be taking pegasus soon.can my wife be subjected to any of the drug through oral sex with me ?not a joke question.
7469840 tn?1409845836 I am on Sovladi, Pegasus, and Ribavirin for 12 weeks—and they are working—even on my uncommon genotype 4! Over a third way through treatment, day 33, 51 days to go! Doc has adjusted Ribavirin up and down and back up again, my hemoglobin has evened out, white blood cell count down a little bit, but otherwise other blood levels are normal. So excited this is working, makes the temporary side effects worth it!
Avatar f tn Hi, I'm new here, and my husband is in his 10th month of treatment. Just had his second transfusion, and he isn't bouncing back. They upped his procrit, and he has had to stop taking ribavirin again. He's still on a half dose of pegasus and his viral count is undetectable. His doctor said he hated to pull the rug out from under him last visit, and it looks like I"m going to have to take him before his next visit. I think he may need another transfusion soon.
Avatar m tn 6 million and started with Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy at third month my pcr become –ve I left the treatment after 24 injection but after 35 days of breakthrough when pcr become +ve I started the treatment again . now I getting Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy . my question is that at this moment I have taken 28 injection .
310500 tn?1227301034 Give them to the doc, return them, give them to some non-profit org? I know they are very expensive and it seems like such a waste to discard them. If anyone has suggestions, please let me know. I will see the doc soon for my EOT results, so I also planned to ask him.
Avatar n tn My husband has had Pegasus and Ribavirin treatment for 6 months. His two tests since then have come negative. We understand that I should not get pregnant until after 6 months from last dosage taken. For some reasons I want to get pregnant by the end of 5 months since the treatment finished. Would it be risky or we shall go for some blood tests to check the drug residual in blood? If there are any such tests what are they called?
233616 tn?1312787196 gov/pubmed/1695539?dopt=Abstract), (and assuming a drop in VL no doubt) Finally ribavirin metabolism involves several cytochromes. but primarily 2D6 and 3a. Here I would focus on the cyp 3a, because the telaprevir or boceprevir are also reliant on this cytochrome. Meaning this cytochrome will have plenty to do while you are treating. My SUGGESTIONS to the patients, and the high risk or late stage patients especially would be 1.
Avatar f tn The before insurance price for 180 1 time a week pegasus and 800 riba was 2200 for me.
Avatar f tn MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, reported that final results from a Phase III study of VICTRELIS™ (boceprevir), its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, added to peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys®) and ribavirin therapy demonstrated significantly higher sustained virologic response (SVR)1 rates in adult patients who failed previous treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 compared to a control group receiving peginterferon alfa-2a and riba
Avatar f tn I feel like I have been hit by a truck migraines hot cold just a daily hangover on steroids. I am a non responder to Pegasus and switched after 4 months and have been on infergen for almost 2 months. It is working and I feel blessed just wondering how other people get by when it feels like you just can't get a moment of relief getting up to grab my son from getting into things is a challenge. I'm ready to give up please help on how you made it through....
Avatar n tn Will the Pegasus work without CoPegasus, I'm getting alot of side effects, I cant sleep and itchy rash's, I can handle the Pegasus alone but the Copegasus makes me feel bad. My liver function test are normal. Has anybody gotten rid of the hep without it?
Avatar f tn My husband just got lab results taken his 4th week (of 48) on Pegasus & Ribavirin. They have been following him weekly as his wbc dropped to 3.0 (reference range 4.0 - 10.5). His pre-tx HCV RT-PCR, Quant read HCV RNA 24,176,000 IU/mL HCV log 10 7.383 log10 IU/mL. His week 4 results said, HCV RNA 8,710 IU/mL and log 10 3.940 log10 IU/mL. To me it looks like his numbers started so high, but that he's responding well so far.
Avatar f tn Just want to be in as good a condition going in, and hoping for a 24 week course. It will be 3 drugs next time, so riba/pegasus and telaprevir.
1986676 tn?1329862471 Although my rash was largely a severe reaction to the Incivek, he wanted to give my body a chance to clear the majority of the rash. We could not rule out the role that the ribavirin and the interferon may have played in my allergic reaction to treatment. As a side note, the rash is not entirely resolved. The place on my right arm that we suspected might be an injection site reaction, continues to grow in size - every time I have a shot, although i am taking those in the belly now.
Avatar m tn my platelets are low and from what i understand processing bile is hindered by one of the organs (not sure which one, mayne the gallbladder) and bile salts collect and rise to the skin. i get red dots and blotches, and what looks like hives if i itch them. not very scientific of an explanation but it's all i have.
Avatar m tn He took whole course of Pegasus and Ribavirin. After remainig negative for two years his Hepatitis C is again positive this year. What is the cause behind all this?
Avatar f tn Hi, I am starting triple therapy tomorrow (boceprevir) and am starting with pegetron. I plan on taking my first injection tomorrow eveining but in my brain fog state can't remember when I start the ribavirin pills. Is it the morning of the day I take the first shot or the morning after. I was on pegasus treatment for 48 weeks in 2011 and relapsed after a month TX was finished. I'm not out of my mind yet but my doctor doesn't work on Fridays and I have no one to ask this.