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Nonna wrote:
. Her particular history required 24 weeks treatment not 12 and also ribavirin.
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Treatment guidelines seem to be changing almost weekly with the release of new data and given that treatment is monitored along the way there is scope to add to the treatment length. It is also legal to import 12 weeks supply of meds not 24 If your friend was to clear the virus in 14 days 24 weeks could appear to be excessive but her prior history would probably be taken into account whilst on treatment..
cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeated
GT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
”James-Freeman-facebook” wrote:I’m a GP and in the last 6 months I’ve prescribed and monitored more Sofosbuvir based treatment than every Specialist in Australia combined.
For that alone Doc there are a great many of us who will be eternally grateful .
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
I understand mate but my main concern is we have become political pawns. The LNP want to slowly dismantle the current system and will try and wedge labor over health care cuts to fund the DAA’s , which should be opposed .
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
So what happens when the ALP and the crossbenchers block the $650 million cuts to health care currently before parliament ?
These bastards are using us heppers as an excuse to further their political agenda to water down the current system. I am sure Ray and his gang of thugs will rail against ripping funds out of the system to treat a bunch of ex junkies.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
I think about 4k per year will get access to meds a long way short of whats needed.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Does indeed look like good news but $1b only treats 20k patients that doesn’t take into account clinical expenses and no information regarding timeframes. Is that $1b straight up or 200m per year. Need more detail.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/20/govt-invests-1-billion-hepatitis-c-cures
A billion-dollar investment to improve access to hepatitis C cures could lead to the disease being “all but eradicated” within a generation, the government says.
About 230,000 Australians are estimated to have the disease, which kills about 700 people a year, but the large five-year subsidy for four drugs, some that can cost up to $100,000, will halt the spread of hepatitis C, Health Minister Sussan Ley said.
“There is great hope we can not only halt the spread of this deadly infectious virus, but eradicate it altogether in
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Looking good for you now @ 17 who knows it may have been a dodgy result and you area UND allready.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Thats it finished with the Riba, no rescuing it this time.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Hope he gets to meet Bubba, Aggro and Penelope In the can.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Now my head hurts
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Hi Angus: Nah that’s cool mate, I saw some of that study too and think they might have given the sickest patients the Riba maybe
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Another one bites the dust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz_DNrKVrQ8
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
We are quite fortunate now in that if it doesn’t work we can have another crack with the generics but for longer. The main issue is we don’t really know when ALL the virus is eradicated. It may be at week 7 for some or 1 week after treatment ends. We may fall 1 dose short of killing the last bastard but lets hope not. Achieving UND whilst on treatment is the first hurdle cleared but the big one is a SVR @ 12 post tx.
For those of us who have a crack before, second time around is a bit more daunting psychologicaly. It’s fantastic to have all the professional guidelines, trial study data and informed opinions but ultimately we have to feel comfortable that we are on the right track for us as individuals.
I only rifled through my rubbish to snatch the Riba back as I was worried that if I relapsed I would blame myself for not adhering to the plan.
The Riba isn’t a big deal and the rash is tolerable for now.
cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
dointime wrote:It strikes me that the routine excuse trotted out by UK doctors – well, how do we know that the meds you bought are genuine and don’t contain anything harmful – is completely ridiculous.
dtThats like the disclaimer at the end of any public statement by the TGA or Hep not for profits here in Oz as well. It is however understandable in that if we end up with some people reporting getting ripped off buying generics on line it will hurt the credibility of genuine suppliers.
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV
Very Clever
Could I nick that please and put on a FB site, with appropriate credit to the creator ofc ?
cheers
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SVR 4 achieved 12/16 at last
SVR 12 achieved 22/02/2017 The Bastard has been defeatedGT 3 – about 28 yrs with HCV