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Newsweek 4 years 10 months ago #25431

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In Newsweek yesterday

www.newsweek.com/there-only-one-sure-way...is-c-epidemic-708583

The title

There is only one sure way to fix the hepatitis C epidemic

The conclusion

Generics and lower prices

Most of the comments about generics are being moderated out, but a few are surviving...

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YMMV
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Newsweek 4 years 10 months ago #25436

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weird moderating. I did 2 comments that had links, they survived 12 hours and disappeared then I was blocked, Got round that and tried an innocuous comment which made it in. Now I see my first 2 are back, and the low key one is gone.
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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Newsweek 4 years 10 months ago #25437

My comment with a link has been removed.

Follow Up 11/19/17 morning

Just posted again but did not include link. Rather just the name FixHepC. Hopefully it will stay up this time. Other comments that mention FixHepC are still up at this time.
G4
F0-F1
diagnosed in 2006
Tx naive
Treatment started 8/12/16, Ledipasvir/ Sofosbuvir (Harvoni) supplied by Monkmed
8/1/16 ALT 36 AST 40
1/4/17 ALT 17 AST 21
7/13/17 ALT 17 AST 25
12/28/17 ALT 22 AST26
2/22/18 ALT 19 AST 25
7/10/18 ALT 26 AST 32
1/8/19 ALT 16 AST 28
7/2/19 ALT 16 AST 26
Hcv Rna, Quantitative Real Time Pcr <15 NOT DETECTED (IU/mL) NOT DETECTED
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Newsweek 4 years 10 months ago #25444

Hazel wrote: weird moderating. I did 2 comments that had links, they survived 12 hours and disappeared then I was blocked, Got round that and tried an innocuous comment which made it in. Now I see my first 2 are back, and the low key one is gone.


It has been weird moderating. I posted twice and one has stuck so far. It now says under comments
"Closed". I guess we got too close to the money.
contracted Gen 1a in the 70's, dx in 2007...ast 27 to 35...alt 43 to 96...vl 1.2 mil to 8.6 mil.
biopsy F-2 (2012)..pre tx results 1/23/16 ast 32, alt 46, vl 3.1 mil
tx started 2/11/16.... lab results 2/24/16 ast 18, alt 18, vl <15 IU/ml
28 days later.............lab results 3/9/16 ast 21, alt 21, vl UND
56 days later.............lab results 4/6/16 ast 20, alt 22, vl UND
139 days later...........lab results 6/29/16 ast 28, alt 30, vl UND...EOT
SVR24
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Newsweek 4 years 10 months ago #25445

The thread is closed but at least 13 comments are still up. Dr Freeman and Fixhepc are mentioned.
G4
F0-F1
diagnosed in 2006
Tx naive
Treatment started 8/12/16, Ledipasvir/ Sofosbuvir (Harvoni) supplied by Monkmed
8/1/16 ALT 36 AST 40
1/4/17 ALT 17 AST 21
7/13/17 ALT 17 AST 25
12/28/17 ALT 22 AST26
2/22/18 ALT 19 AST 25
7/10/18 ALT 26 AST 32
1/8/19 ALT 16 AST 28
7/2/19 ALT 16 AST 26
Hcv Rna, Quantitative Real Time Pcr <15 NOT DETECTED (IU/mL) NOT DETECTED
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Newsweek 4 years 8 months ago #25602

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Big Pharma is at it again, actually they never stop, their BS is endless!! The US is shameful when it comes to generics, oh well. Nothing I can do about it except speak my mind, which I do. The below quote from the article speaks volumes, it's a shame they closed the thread and removed posts!!

"To keep prices high, Gilead has constructed an elaborate thicket of patents around its treatment portfolio—and the soonest a generic competitor will be able to enter the market at this time is 2034. "
G1a dx'd in 1992, Biopsy F2 VL 8mill +. Tried tx with Interferon/Riba, back in 2008 didn't last long it felt horribly ugly!! I stopped tx, after 5 weeks!!
Started tx 6/1/16 with Harvoni.
12 Month Labs= UND
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