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DAA use clearly linked to reduction in death rates in Australia 5 years 3 months ago #27015

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DAA use clearly linked to reduction in death rates in Australia 5 years 3 months ago #27016

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"Fewer people have died from liver failure caused by hepatitis C since the government started subsidising new drugs in 2016".

And probably a few less too since someone started making prescriptions for generics before that?

GT3a 1990 Failed Inter 1998, comb in 2000. HCC 2012
Started 24/52 Sof/Dac 27th October 2015.
1. Bloods 2 October 2015: AST - 165 (20-40), ALT - 265 (5-40), GGT 189 (5-50)
2, Bloods 20 November 2015: ALT etc normal; VL 19
3. Bloods 8 January 2016: AST - 40, ALT - 59, GGT 48 VL RNA UND
4. EOT 12 April 2016 - blood tests: all is well, CT scan: okay
5. AFP 11 June 2016: 4 ref< 11
6. VL July 2016: DET
7. Oct16 start treat - June17 UND
8. Jun 18, lfts okay, platelets a bit low.

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DAA use clearly linked to reduction in death rates in Australia 5 years 3 months ago #27017

DrJames Topic Author Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1980 Karma: 111 Thank you received: 7263	And probably a few less too since someone started making prescriptions for generics before that? Yes, there are a few who would not be more likely to be pushing up daisies than smelling the roses... YMMV The following user(s) said Thank You: coral, hanknassi, Mar