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  • in reply to: Médecines du Monde Campaign & Petition #23779
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    I am not sure if this is an effect of the sofosbuvir patent challenge made by MdM, but Germany is now reviving an old draft of a law that should limit the earnings of Pharma companies in the first year when a new expensive drug is launched.
    German news here: http://www.journalmed.de/newsview.php?id=49315

    Google Translation text here:

    Government is launching a new price break for medicines

    For new, expensive medicines, a price limit of 250 million euros will be applied in the first year after market launch. This is the draft law for the strengthening of the medicines supply, the Federal Cabinet decided on Wednesday in Berlin. Today, new medicines can be sold at a price free of pharmaceutical companies before their benefits are officially assessed and negotiated through their reimbursement. In the first year, some funds generate enormous gross sales of several hundred million euros.
    The law of Health Minister Hermann Gröhe (CDU) also provides that the negotiated reimbursement rates remain secret. Physicians should be better informed about the use of new resources for individual patient groups. In addition, Gröhe wants to ban tenders from the health insurance companies, in which pharmacies can participate, which produce cytostatics – ie special cancer drugs – and supply oncologists with outpatient care. Now the parliamentary deliberations on the draft law begin.

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Rohcvfighter reached EOT #23771
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    Good morning (afternoon) Everybody,

    I just had my morning coffee and had a lot of joy reading all your kind messages, thank you very much !

    It so unbelievable how much the things changed in ~ one year…. Around this time last year the message I was getting was “you need to wait, until you will be accepted” which was not all comfortable… and now party time :woohoo: . I think we, the generic rebels, will become addicted to celebrate too much and too often. But that’s not bad, isn’t it :whistle: ?

    I wish you all an excellent day !

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Rohcvfighter reached EOT #23760
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    AND …… #woohoo! I am finally free from HCV! Just received the SVR12 result!

    #woohoo!#woohoo!#woohoo!#woohoo!

    Thank you very much guys, you are like a family ! Thank you for all your wishes, advices, encouragements !!! You are amazing!

    @Dr. Freeman: there are no words to describe how important is what you did ! Thank you so much!

    #love U all !

    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: FIXHEPC information translated in Romanian language #23759
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    Lupta mea cu hepatita C se termină aici. La 12 săptămâni după terminarea tratamentului virusul este nedetectabil, asta înseamnă “vindecat”!

    Obiectivul meu principal (“de a mă trata cu succes”;) a fost atins și am un motiv extraordinar de bun de a sărbători. #woohoo! Sunt în sfârșit liber de HCV!
    Dacă vrei să afli mai multe despre povestea mea, chiar dacă este una scurtă, o poți regăsi aici: http://fixhepc.com/forum/end-of-treatment-eot/1181-rohcvfighter-reached-eot.html .
    Obiectivul meu secundar, mai bine zis a doua mea dorință, a fost de a face ceva astfel încât cei ca mine și poate și ca tine, care nu pot accesa tratamentul fără interferon prin sistemul de asigurări de sănătate, să poată găsi aici informații utile și de încredere despre leacul oferit de medicamentele generice pentru HCV. Doar pentru a fi menționat, eu nu aș numi terapia standard actuală cu interferon și ribavirină drept terapie … cel puțin nu eu, care am experimentat revenirea hepatitei C după ce am îndurat efectele secundare tipice.

    A fi tratat cu medicamente generice a fost un MARE pas pentru mine, însă în ceea ce privește situația globală HCV a fost doar un pas mărunt. Sunt conștient de faptul că multe alte probleme rămân încă nerezolvate:
    – Diagnosticarea în masă a pacienților cu HCV;
    – Stigmatizarea legată de HCV;
    – Conștientizarea populației cu privire la mijloacele de prevenire;
    – Tratamentul în masă al pacienților cu HCV (fie cu medicamente generice, fie cu cele de marcă). Consider acest pas drept cel mai important aspect întrucât oferă vindecarea mult așteptată.

    Pentru cei care cred poate despre mine că aș fi un luptător împotriva “sistemului”, îi voi dezamăgi spunându-le că NU SUNT. Iar a gândi în acești termeni de “a lupta cu sistemul” ar fi abordarea greșită.

    ADEVĂRATUL DUȘMAN ESTE ACEST VIRUS HEPATIC C!

    Iar acest virus poate fi ucis atât de medicamentele generice cât și de medicamentele de marcă.

    În prezent umanitatea lupta cu HCV cu „2 armate”: armata medicamentelor generice și armata medicamentelor de marcă, ambele armate fiind din păcate imperfect organizate.

    Printr-o ironie a sorții, această „imperfecțiune” este cauzată de motive politice și comerciale și nicidecum de compoziția medicamentelor, întrucât medicamentele generice folosesc aceleași ingrediente, făcute doar în fabrici diferite și în multe cazuri sunt licențiate de către deținătorul mărcii care oferă informații producătorului despre cum să fie fabricate corect. Așa cum probabil ai citit în câteva postări din acest thread, compoziția medicamentelor generice a fost testată în laborator de oameni precum Dr. Freeman și aceeași eficiență ca a medicamentelor de marcă a fost obervată în timpul studiilor REDEMPTION (vezi și comunicatul de presă de la ILC Barcelona Aprilie 2016).

    Sunt trist să spun că “armata medicamentelor de marcă” este departe de a fi perfectă. Deși sunt eficace împotriva HCV, prețul lor extrem de mare face ca puțini să fie cei care beneficiază de ele. Aceasta nu se poate numi “o perfectă punere în aplicare a strategiei globale de tratament a HCV”… și a aștepta până în 2030 pentru a vedea că HCV nu va mai reprezenta o amenințare majoră globală la sănătatea publică ( indiferent ce ar putea însemna aceasta …. caută pe google strategia WHO pentru HCV) s-ar putea să nu fie o opțiune comfortabilă pentru tine. Pentru mine cu siguranță nu a fost.

    În același timp, “armata medicamentelor generice”, nu este nici ea perfectă, însă este pragmatică. Chiar dacă medicamentele generice sunt eficiente și mult mai ieftine decât cele de marcă, pacientul care caută un remediu are nevoie să cerceteze cum se poate trata, de unde să procure medicamentele (a se vedea din nou aici aspectele critice legate de lanțul de aprovizionare), să depășeasca temerea „va funcționa?”, să le plătească cu banii proprii și toate acestea se întâmplă în cadrul unui sistem de sănătate ce nu poate sprijini pacientul, nici cu informații solide și nici cu tratament subvenționat. Acest lucru face ca decizia pacientului SĂ FIE FOARTE PERSONALĂ.

    Ceea ce pot spune unui pacient căruia accesul la tratament nu îi este asigurat de sistemul de sănătate este SĂ FACĂ AȘA CUM AM FĂCUT ȘI EU: CERCETEAZĂ, INFORMEAZĂ-TE, DISCUTĂ CU DOCTORUL ȘI APOI DECIDE …… DECIDE PENTRU TINE!

    Nu văd multe opțiuni pentru decizie, ci doar 3:
    1) – tratează-te cât mai curând cu medicamente generice;
    2) – rămâi pe lista de așteptare până când îți va veni rândul să te tratezi cu medicamente de marcă oferite prin sistemul de sănătate;
    3) – așteaptă până vor apare pe piață medicamente noi în speranța că sistemul de sănătate le va oferi fără a mai folosi criteriul actual de acceptare „doar persoanele grav bolnave”.
    În cazul meu am decis să folosesc ceea ce a fost disponibil pentru mine. Și sunt bucuros că am facut așa.
    Cautând informații înainte de a mă trata cu generice precum și a fi în contact cu ceilalți membri de pe acest forum, mi-am dezvoltat o mai bună înțelegere asupra complexității care înconjoară subiectul medicației pentru HCV și constrângerile pe care FIECARE guvern le întâmpină, nu doar cel al României, atunci când încearcă să introducă pe piață medicamentele generice HCV. Această ințelegere m-a facut să conștientizez că opțiunea 2) ar fi însemnat să aștept o periodă nedeterminată, până cand starea ficatului meu s-ar fi înrăutățit, în timp ce opțiunea 3), de a aștepta pentru alte medicamente noi era în fapt similară cu opțiunea 2) întrucât am preconizat bariere similare de acces la noile medicamente precum cele curente.

    Am luat decizia bazându-mă pe faptul că voi lua medicamentele generice de la un producător cu reputație, printr-o sursă de încredere și după ce m-am consultat cu doctorul meu cu privire la combinația medicamentoasă, durata terapiei și posibilele efecte secundare. Un lucru pe care nu a trebuit să îl fac, a fost acela de a nu mai semna consimțământul cu privire la riscurile și efectele secundare pentru a mă trata, pe care sistemul de sănătate îl cere atunci când accesezi tratamentul subvenționat. Aveam riscurile și efectele secundare posibile scrise deja în prospectul medicației, așa că am fost destul de bine informat despre acestea atunci când am început tratamentul.

    Speranța mea este că informațiile pe care ai putut să le citești în acest thread te vor ajuta să decizi mai bine pentru tine. Unii vor alege opțiunea 1), alții vor alege opțiunea 2), in timp ce alții vor alege opțiunea 3).
    Indiferent ce opțiune vei alege, găsesc că este mult mai bine să iei o decizie atunci când ești informat. Iar aceasta nu are legătură cu ceea ce știu ori fac eu, ci mai degrabă cu CEEA CE VEI FACE TU.
    Chiar dacă volumul de informații de aici este destul de mare, mesajul simplu de reținut este acesta:

    “Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C funcționează!”.

    Chiar și simpla transmitere a acestei informații altor persoane va ajuta la salvarea vieții cuiva, așa că transmite această bucățică de informație ori de câte ori ai ocazia!

    Îți doresc multă sănătate!

    RHF

    My fight with hepatitis C ends here. At 12 weeks after the end of treatment the virus is UNDETECTED, that means “cured”!

    My primary goal (“getting successfully treated”;) is achieved and I have an extraordinary good reason to celebrate!! #woohoo! I am finally free from HCV!
    If you wish to know more about my story, you may find it here: http://fixhepc.com/forum/end-of-treatment-eot/1181-rohcvfighter-reached-eot.html.
    My second goal, better say my second wish, was to do something so that those like me and perhaps also like you, who cannot access the interferon-free treatment via the healthcare system, may retrieve here useful and reliable information about the cure provided by the HCV generic drugs. Just to be mentioned, I would not call the current standard therapy with interferon and ribavirin as therapy… at least not me, who have experienced the relapse of hepatitis C after I endured the typical side effects.

    Getting treated with generic drugs was a BIG step for me, however in terms of the HCV global situation it was a tiny step. I am aware that many other issues remain still unsolved:
    – mass diagnosis of the HCV patients;
    – stigma related to HCV;
    – public awareness about the prevention means;
    – mass treatment of the HCV patients (either with generic drugs, either with branded ones); I consider this step as the most important aspect as it provides long-awaited healing.

    For those who might think about me that I might be a fighter against the “system”, I will disappoint them by telling them that I AM NOT. And thinking in such terms of „fighting the system” would be a wrong approach.

    THE REAL ENEMY IS THIS HEPATITIS C VIRUS!

    And this virus can be killed by both, the generic drugs as well as the branded drugs.

    Currently the humanity is fighting HCV with “2 armies”: the army of generic drugs and the army of branded drugs, both armies being sadly imperfectly organized.

    By an ironic paradox, this “imperfection” is caused by political and commercial reasons and by no means by the composition of the drugs, as the generic drugs use the same ingredients, just made in different factories and in many cases they are being licensed by the brand owner who supply the information to the producer about how to make them correctly. As you’ve probably read in some posts from this thread, the composition of the generic drugs has been tested in labs by people like Dr. Freeman and the same efficiency as the branded drugs has been observed during the REDEMPTION trials (see the press release from ILC Barcelona April 2016)

    I am sad to tell that the “army of branded drugs” is far from being perfect. Although it is effective against HCV treatments, its extremely high price makes that only a few people can banefit from it. This cannot be called “a perfect implementation of the golbal treatment strategy for HCV”… and waiting till 2030 to see HCV being no longer a major global public health threat ( whatever this might mean… google for the WHO’s strategy for HCV) might not be a comfortable option for you. For me it was definitely not.

    At the same time “the army of generic drugs” is neither perfect, however it is pragmatic. Even though the generic drugs are effective and much cheaper than the branded ones, the patient seeking a cure needs to research by himself/herself how to get treated, from where to take the drugs (see again here the critical aspects related to the supply chain), overcome the fears whether “it will work”, to pay it with own money and all these happen within a healthcare system that may not support the patient, neither with solid information neither with subsidized treatment. This makes the decision of the patient VERY PERSONAL.

    What I can tell to a patient to whom the access to treatment is not being provided by the healthcare system is to DO WHAT I DID: RESEARCH, GET INFORMED, TALK TO THE DOCTOR AND THEN DECIDE… DECIDE FOR YOU!

    I do not see many options for the decision, rather only 3:
    1) – get treated asap with generic drugs;
    2) – stay on the waiting list until your turn will come to to get treated with branded drugs granted via the healthcare system;
    3) – wait for further new drugs to appear on the market hoping that the healthcare system will provide it without using the current acceptance criteria “very sick persons only”.
    In my case I decided to use what was available to me. And I am happy I did so.
    Having searched for information before getting treated with generics as well as being in contact with other forum members here, I developed a better understanding about the complexity that surrounds the topic of HCV medication and the limitations EVERY government faces, not only the Romanian one, when trying to introduce the generic HCV drugs on the market. This understanding made me also aware that the option 2) would have implied for me to wait indefinitely, until my liver would have got worse, while option 3), waiting for further new drugs was in fact similar with option 2) as I was forecasting similar access barriers to the new drugs like the current ones.

    I took my decision relying on the fact that I will get the generic drugs from a reputable manufacturer, from a trustworthy source and after having consulted my doctor regarding the medication combination, length of the therapy and possible side effects. A thing I did not had to do, was not signing the consent about the risks and side-effects for getting treated, which the healthcare system requires when accessing the subsidized treatment. I had the risks and possible side effects already written in the prospect of the medication, so I was pretty well informed about it when I started the treatment.

    My hope is that the information you were able to read in all this thread will help you to better decide for you. Some will go with option 1), some will go with option 2), while others will go with option 3).
    No matter which option you will chose, I find it much better to take a decision when you are informed. And this is not related to what I know or what I do, rather to WHAT WILL YOU DO.
    Even if the amount of information here is quite high, the simple message to remember is this one:

    “Hepatitis C generic drugs work!”.

    Even the simple sharing of this information with other people will help in saving someone’s life, so please share whenever you can this tiny piece of information!

    I wish you good health!

    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

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    Hi B.,

    usually they work :), however the context of HCV implies a lot of political will.
    I believe that any European NHS would allow the treatment for a patient if the cost would be 1000 $ or less. This can be made possible only with generic drugs. And here the Rock-Paper-Scissors game between the NHS, Big Pharma and generic drugs starts.

    BR
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Rohcvfighter reached EOT #23749
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    Hi LG, B, M,

    thank you so much for your encouragements and wishes.
    I am still counting the hours and waiting to see the result written black on white :).
    The champagne will be opened only afterwards ….I’ll keep you updated ;-).


    @Murr
    : we are waiting for you too at the SVR12 finish line ;) ! Everybody is welcomed there #flower

    BR
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

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    Hi Isa,

    this news made me think: What if 100 or 1000 patients would win such legal trials ? Would then the government (or parliament or whatever authority is in charge) decide to introduce the compulsory licensing for the generic drugs? .

    I mean, Romania is in No.1 in Europe when talking about the number of patients (HCV + HBV) and is doing absolutely nothing in terms of legal changes, initiatives to start the mass treatment of the patients (like Egypt for instance did)….Our NHS could at least do what recently happened in New Zealand: start recommending people to get treated with generics if the NHS cannot afford the treatment, but at lest to encourage people to do something. To recommend this to the patients would cost the government 0 (ZERO) Euro!

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Rohcvfighter reached EOT #23737
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    Hi Isa,

    thank you very much, I am currently waiting to receive my VL results.
    I just received the LFTs – very good (right in the middle of the normal range) which is a good sign, nevertheless, I am still anxious to get the final result which should be available in the following days. (I no longer have nails on my fingers <img style=illy:' /> )

    I wish you a nice day,

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: ‘In which LG seeks Redemption & makes new friends’ #23713
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    Hi LG,

    it is like being on a roller coaster :).

    Hang in there!
    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Gilead #23712
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    Even though the following article should belong to the thread related to MdM, I will post the link to the following article here:
    “Gilead may lose Sovaldi’s European Patent”
    http://www.investopedia.com/news/gilead-may-lose-sovaldis-european-patent-gild/?partner=YahooSA&yptr=yahoo

    Even though we debated about this news on the MdM thread, it is so nice to see this news on Investopedia :). Hopefully other bigger website will publish also the news about the patent situation in Europe.

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Gilead #23688
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    Hi Fitz,

    To us, the 7.7 billions that Gilead would make on the US market sounds as an astronomical amount of money, but in the pharmaceuticals business field and for Big Pharma it is most probably a small amount by compare with the potential of the market (multiply the 7 million people from US from your estimation with 94000$ and you will obtain 658 bn). I think the shareholders would dismiss immediately a CEO who would dare to significantly reduce the prices. In the absence of strong pressures and under the umbrella of the patent, G. may and will continue to ask whatever price wants.

    The only real thing that can change this status quo is for people to know more and more about the cure provided by generic drugs.

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: You are a hero #23673
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    I am not 100% convinced whether in the case of HCV, getting treated with generics or spreading the news about generic drugs may be called heroism. I believe a different word should be used, but I do not know which one would be the right one.

    What I felt before having decided to proceed with the generic drugs, was that the “system” (the healthcare system, legal system, Big Pharma, etc) was taking away my FREEDOM to be free of HCV. And that I could not accept.

    Today I see those who are talking about HCV generic drugs are like the men from the book of Viktor Frankl – see the paragraph from below.

    “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
    ― Viktor E. Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning”

    In the context of HCV people have the FREEDOM TO CHOSE THEIR OWN WAY. They just need to be aware of this freedom.
    Such thoughts make me think that TOMORROW things will be different. And better!

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: One Year Later #23670
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    I joined Fixhepc ~6 months ago ….. mainly by “accident”.

    It was in the period when I just find out that I might be cured by a drug called Harvoni and reading the blog of Greg Jefferys, I was becoming aware that generic drugs might be the solution for me. However, I was still reluctant on the idea to use generic medication (like many other people, I was confronted with “ghosts” like generic might not be same effective as branded drugs, fear that being made in India might mean low quality, perhaps poison, etc…..) , however because Fixhepc appeared very often in my Google searches, I was “crazy” enough to write an e-mail to Fixhepc asking whether they could test 1 pill for me, provided that I will buy the medication from an online pharmacy.

    I was extremely surprised to receive an e-mail back from Dr. Freeman with couple of information about the generic HCV drugs, Fixhepc buyers club, etc…. And so started my journey to treat my HCV, having 2 angels: Greg Jefferys and Dr. Freeman :).

    I will always remember, with pleasure, how surprised I was to get the e-mail from Dr. Freeman. Me getting an e-mail from a doctor :woohoo: ? It was the first time when a doctor was writing me an e-mail…. Perhaps in other parts of the world it is a common thing for a doctor to write e-mails to the patients, but in my case it was something that never happened to me. (Well done Doc :+1: :+1: :+1: ).

    Shall I add that before replying back to dr. Freeman, I started a small research on Google to see whether he really exists and if he is really a doctor? So, when I found his name together with the name of Dr. Andrew Hill on the United Nations Secretary General website as well on other websites, I started to gain more trust and engaged in the communication with him. Today when I think back on those times I believe that without the small piece of courage to write that e-mail to Fixhepc, perhaps I would still be today on the waiting list to get treated…..

    The rest is now history for me too :)

    Cheers,
    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Fatigue – my first post #23629
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    Hi London_R,

    LG, Beaches, Lynne and Donna described almost similar sx as I experienced (some headaches in the first ~3 weeks of treatment and some light episodes of insomnia).

    What I could add is only this: in Romania, on the opposite side of the Earth where Australia is, people experience similar side effects :), so I am glad that I have this in common with the Australians ;-).
    By compare with the interferon treatment I had some years ago (which was quite hard….), the treatment with generics seems like a piece of cake, much easy.

    I wish you safe and smooth journey!

    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

    in reply to: Médecines du Monde Campaign & Petition #23625
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    My view: short and middle term, generic drugs will not enter the market. On long term, perhaps yes with 4 years sooner.
    Governments and the healthcare system have a better negotiation power …. Which probably will lead to higher discounts, but the prices will remain still high and waiting lists will continue to exist.
    What is uncertain is the extent in which the “rebels” taking generic drugs will act. These “rebels” may go up to 200 million people.
    Once all will know that they could get treated for 1000$ or less, will the patent still hold???? Will they still prefer to remain sick and at the mercy of …… those who in fact aim firstly to make huge amounts of money?

    I believe in the end it reduces to “shall I take control of my life” vs “shall I live the control to others”.

    Well, just some thoughts….

    RHF


    In fiecare an HCV ucide peste 500000 oameni.Medicamentele generice pentru hepatita C functioneaza. Nu deveni statistica! Cauta pe Google “medicamente generice pentru hepatita C”.
    HCV kills more than 500000 people every year. HCV generic drugs work. Don’t become a statistic.
    By sharing this Youtube video you might save someone’s life!
    My TX: HEPCVIR-L[generic Harvoni]-India
    SVR52 achieved

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