“Failure with protease inhibitors is a special case that doubles treatment duration. ”

I have been inclined to agree with this all along but this is the first time I have actually heard a doctor say it. Any links that you can post on the subject would be much appreciated.

The Gilead Harvoni studies did not find that previous failure with a protease inhibitor made a difference to the 12 week duration of Harvoni tx. I do have previous failure with a protease inhibitor (telaprevir) and I have been suspicious that people are being palmed off with the 12 week duration because of the price of 24 weeks. I wonder if this has been done by Gilead in order not to lose the market of people who are protease inhibitor experienced.

Just because I’m paranoid does not mean they are not out to get me.

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I hope I just uploaded a pic of the ingredients on my bottle. It does not say lanolin, however if you are allergic then probably better to write to the manufacturer to confirm.

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The tried and tested product for general skin problems and itching is Gold Bond lotion, available in the US. I have the Ultimate version with Aloe, but I think any version will do. It is not specifically for eczema and will not replace steroid cream if you have a rash, but for calming an itch and repairing dry skin it is numero uno.

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I got that b12 for under the tongue a few years ago. After using it for some weeks my lower front teeth got painfully sensitive. These particular tablets had some kind of fruit flavour which was acidic and leached the enamel on my teeth. I had to use an enamel repair toothpaste for a while to get rid of the tooth sensitivity.

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Gotta hand it to the politicians, they played a devious hand. In the end, all they really had to do was say NO to Gilead’s prices and turn a blind eye to the use of generics in their country. Then market forces prevailed. South Africa set the precedent years ago over HIV meds. Thus the world has been reminded for the 2nd time how it is done.

So to all the pussies sitting in positions of power out there, looking on while hepC meds are rationed and the worldwide hepC epidemic rages I say – get your act together. When Australia is declared free of HepC and the spotlight turns to questions on why your country is still infected, heads are going to roll.

I don’t doubt that none of this would have come about without the Doc and Greg’s courageous stance on the use of generics. This has been a momentous year for hepC treatment. I have lived through it myself. At the start of the year I had no prospects of obtaining the meds I needed. By the end of the year I had my meds, there were multiple choices of meds and trusted methods of obtaining them. When the books are written on how all this came to pass, those in the medical profession, the doctors, the specialists, who stood on the sidelines and refused to help, will be seen as yesterday’s men and women.

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