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  • 6 February 2018 at 5:48 am #27390
    Yugen88
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    Yugen88 wrote:

    Hi,

    I’m new to this forum and need some advice.
    I’m from Malaysia, have Hep C (Gen 1a) and latest Viral Load count (5th Feb 2018) is 4.8 million

    I have ordered MyHep LVIR (Sof +Ledi) which is a Mylan product via a supplier online and expect to receive the medication within the next 3-4 days.

    Is there anyone who have used this generic before from Mylan and if yes, how do i determine the medication i have ordered is “original” and not a fake? Is there any signs i should look out for in the box, tablets,etc ? Appreciate any advise.

    Thanks in advance.

    Regards
    Yugen

    And forgot to mention, the medication is being shipped from India.

    7 February 2018 at 5:10 am #27394
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    Welcome to the forum Yugen88, and best of luck on your treatment journey. I’m sorry but I don’t know if there is an easy way to find out if the Mylan medication you’re receiving is authentic or not. The only suggestion I have is to send 1 pill to FixHepC and they will test it for you. I know that they provide this service for a fee. I’m sure that if other forum members can help you, they will reply too.

    Making the world a better place – one patient at a time.

    7 February 2018 at 10:20 am #27395
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    Hello Yugen88,

    The only way to know with 100% certainty is to subject at least 1 tablet, selected at random to qNMR or HPLC-MS. These are both high cost laboratory instruments. We do this on request.

    We have a section on supply chain integrity which is really important with getting things online. https://fixhepc.com/supply-chain-integrity.html

    Mylan make good medication. The trick is making sure Mylan made it.

    If you want to post some photos I’ll compare them to a sample box we have in the safe.

    YMMV

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