Going to self medicate when drug arrives

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29 October 2019 at 12:07 am #29526
Hazel
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Hi Sherif,
I guess it depends on the pharmacy. This site, FixhepC, helps people safely and legally obtain generic hep C meds. They can be completely trusted, not everyone can, do your homework is the best idea. Have you looked at the home page?
All, or most of us here (1000’s) have done exactly that- ordered our meds, enjoyed the support, medical advice, and got cured.
best of luck!

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
29 October 2019 at 1:45 am #29527
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Hi Sherif, welcome to the forum. As Hazel said, if you did your homework well, the drug will be licensed and authentic. However, I wouldn’t be too comfortable buying from an online pharmacy that doesn’t require a prescription (I understood from your post that you don’t have one). How did you know that Harvoni is the right drug for you? Harvoni doesn’t treat all genotypes, do you know your virus genotype? Also you should have gotten a few basic blood tests before starting treatment. It can be dangerous to start treatment without them. You really should see a doctor for a prescription before starting treatment with Harvoni, and if I were you, I would ask the pharmacy to hold the order until I get one.

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29 October 2019 at 5:30 am #29528
Dr James
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Hello Sherif,

Ledifos is a generic Harvoni made by Hetero who are one of the better generic manufacturers.

Like Harvoni it is only suitable for genotypes 1, 4, 5 and 6. It does not work well on genotypes 2 and 3.

So, while it is an effective medication, and with F2-F3 a 12 week treatment course will have about a 95% cure rate you do need to know your genotype. Do you know it?

Online pharmacies vary from outright scams, through to people supplying fake products, through to totally honest merchants. It would be a good idea to check your viral load 4 weeks into treatment – there is an 80% chance this will be undetected at this stage.

Best of luck with the treatment and keep us posted here about how things go!

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