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Miami Herald Hep C article - letter to the editor 6 years 6 months ago #19343

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www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-t...article88557472.html

Another Facebook only comments section. But there are no comments! And this an editorial all related to the unaffordable pricing!

Gt 1a, F0, VL 6.5 million, AST 59, ALT 62
Started Twinvir 1/15/16
6 wk. labs VL UND, AST 27, ALT 20
EOT labs VL UND, AST 23, ALT 19
SVR 16, VL UND, AST 28, ALT 17
SVR 24 , VL UND, 10/8/16
SVR 125, VL UND, 9/22/18
SVR 230, VL UND, 10/3/20

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Miami Herald Hep C article - letter to the editor 6 years 6 months ago #19346

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thanks GF. Also I just found a new plan- I searched that news website for hep c- turned up quite a few articles- so left some on the most recent. Guess I could do same with the others- LA, Washington, Huffington etc- search the site and comment. Not all need facebook. Worth anybody searching any news site.

Genotype 3 30 years, 2x treatment interferon/ribavirin non responder. Cirrhosis 17 years. Fibroscan, decompensating, 40 down to 22 by 29/3/16- now down to 6.5, normal, no cirrhosis. Started Buyers Club Sof/Dac 14 Nov 15. SVR 12 29/0716

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Miami Herald Hep C article - letter to the editor 6 years 6 months ago #19374

Price Offline Elite Member Posts: 237 Karma: 9 Thank you received: 342	That's a great idea. Write letters to the editor of different newspapers about generics. P. The following user(s) said Thank You: fitz

Miami Herald Hep C article - letter to the editor 6 years 6 months ago #19382

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I've commented like this:

Affordable cure, as in $1500 USD for the complete course, is available by using generic hepatitis medications. Like the HIV generics that preceded them, HCV generics are helping to improve the balance between patient rights and patent rights. Google "generic hep c medication" to see more.

Putting links in comments tends to get them deleted, but putting a bit of info and a use Google to find out more suggestion, with the search term

"generic hep c medication"

Turns up MSF, FixHepC, Greg's blog and the Medscape and WebMD coverage of the EASL generics presentation in the first page results.

YMMV

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Miami Herald Hep C article - letter to the editor 6 years 6 months ago #19394

cheese Offline Senior Member Posts: 56 Karma: 2 Thank you received: 244	www.bbc.com/news/health-36717828 GT 1a VL 4.9M F0-1 Since Late 60's Meds Cipla SOF/LED Start June 7, 2016 The following user(s) said Thank You: fitz