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Should I Try Interferin And Telaprevir To Treat Hepatitis C?

I have been diagnosed with Hep-c for Twenty years. Are there any new drugs that I can look forward trying as I have tried telepraver and RIBA virin and interferon and it nearly killed me. Thank You Doctor for your time. My e-mail is YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 27 May 2015
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A new drug combination recently came out that does not require the use of interferon or ribavirin. It's once a day, minimal side effects, and has a very high cure rate. The only problem is that it's extremely expensive, and only approved for treatment of genotype 1. The combination is of 2 drugs called ledipsavir and sofosbuvir. The brand name of the combination is Harvoni. I believe there is another combination coming out soon or may actually be approved by now. But in any case, there are choices to anticipate very soon. Check with a liver specialist or the doctor who treated you before and get started on the improved meds. Hope this helps.
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Should I Try Interferin And Telaprevir To Treat Hepatitis C?

A new drug combination recently came out that does not require the use of interferon or ribavirin. It s once a day, minimal side effects, and has a very high cure rate. The only problem is that it s extremely expensive, and only approved for treatment of genotype 1. The combination is of 2 drugs called ledipsavir and sofosbuvir. The brand name of the combination is Harvoni. I believe there is another combination coming out soon or may actually be approved by now. But in any case, there are choices to anticipate very soon. Check with a liver specialist or the doctor who treated you before and get started on the improved meds. Hope this helps.