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Tig · Tig

Here's an update on the ongoing medical position regarding pregnant women and the unborn, as well as addressing the current pediatric dilemma and trials. Pediatric HCV

Tig · Tig

We have a name for the latest and greatest triple DAA from Gilead, it's called "VOSEVI". The trial name(s) of the three drug combination that comprises Vosevi, should ring a bell for you. We have a few good folks here that have traveled this path, Canuck being one of them. She'll be happy to know they've...

Tig · Tig

Another resource of guidelines and practices from the US Veterans Administration. Topics range from HBV, HCV, coinfection to HCC. HCV Tx Considerations Guidelines and Practices

VetwithC · VetwithC

The following newspaper article sums up my situation and is finally getting the national coverage that it deserves and hopefully we'll get some service connected compensation for the pain/suffering and financial burden it put on us. I got the jet air gun injections as a routine and welcome into th...

Tig · Tig

An unfortunate bit of news. The number of hepatitis C virus infections reported yearly in the United States has tripled since 2010, reaching a 15-year high, according to the CDC. Reports of HCV infection increased from 850 cases in 2010 to 2,436 in 2015. But cases are underreported, and the true num...

Steampunk · Steampunk

Information about EPCLUSA can be found here. http://www.epclusainfo.com/what-is-epclusa

Ultraviolet1 · Ultraviolet1

#stopthespam -- Edited by JimmyK on Sunday 7th of May 2017 09:33:19 AM

Tig · Tig

Here is a website and organization that offers good information, resources and insight into Hep C. It's a good site to bookmark. Hep C Hope

Tig · Tig

I came across this report and found it interesting. Is fairly recent and discusses current treatment recommendations for all genotypes. I thought you might find it informative as well. Tig INITIAL TREATMENT OF HCV INFECTION IN PATIENTS STARTING TREATMENT Updated 09/16

Canuck · Canuck

Someday, one day, (eventually) all these people all over the world who are holed up in labs trying to come up with immunization to prevent contracting HCV, will succeed! In the interim yay for "novel" drug research as without it we would not be where we are today, being cured of HCV with the new DAA's. Ah...

stacey09 · stacey09

Post removed because forum advertising of herbal cures and services is not allowed. This is a thread that deals specifically with Hepatitis C. Please read and follow our forum guidelines before posting. I am closing this thread. Tig56 - Forum Administrator -- Edited by Tig56 on Thursday 9th of Marc...

Tig · Tig

What is Liver Life Walk?The Liver Life Walk® is the national fundraising walk of the American Liver Foundation®. Join more than 10,000 people from coast-to-coast to change the face of liver health!Your fundraising and participation will bring awareness to liver disease and provide financial s...

Tig · Tig

On February 14, 2017 FDA approved class labeling revisions regarding the risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). The class labeling applies to the following HCV direct acting antiviral (DAA) agents:Daklinza (dacl...

Tig · Tig

Please help us spread the word. The American Liver Foundation has guaranteed race entries to the NYC Half Marathon (March 19th). The fundraising commitment is low and achievable. Committing to running a half marathon while supporting a great cause is a great way to start the year. Register for...

Canuck · Canuck

More tidbits, starting to trickle out, about the new ALT levels, "Liver Tests" and other destined changes to guidelines: Medscape Medical NewsLiver Test Guidelines Updated by ACGVeronica Hackethal, MDJanuary 12, 2017The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released updated gu...

Tig · Tig

Just found an article and warning about some fake Harvoni dispensed at a Japanese pharmacy. This is something everyone should be conscious of, especially those dealing with generics. Buyer beware. We'll have to follow this. Article here: FAKE

Tig · Tig

Some continuing good news regarding Zepatier. "Zepatier treatment for 12 weeks, with or without ribavirin, was highly effective for induction of sustained virologic response in patients infected with hepatitis C genotypes 1, 4 or 6, who failed prior peg-interferon and ribavirin treatments...

Canuck · Canuck

1. Healio GUIDELINESNew ACG guideline on liver chemistries lowers normal ALT levelKwo PY. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016;doi:10.1038/ajg.2016.517.December 21, 2016The American College of Gastroenterology has published the first new guideline in over 10 years on the evaluation of abnorm...

Binalovina · Binalovina

http://www.hepatitiscentral.com/news/fda-now-requires-boxed-warning-on-hcv-drugs-harvoni-sovaldi-daklinza-and-more/?eml=special161005 Sorry to the bearer of bad news.

Canuck · Canuck

Another "new?" NS5A - "Ruzasvir" - Info from drug study discussed at recent Nov 2106 Boston Meeting.We have heard a lot about Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) a NS5A and a NS3/4A respectively (given with or without riba, and sometimes with sof), but I (personally) did not know about this (new to m...

Canuck · Canuck

FDA NEWSFDA grants 510(k) clearance to new ultrasound modes for liver, breast imagingNovember 22, 2016SuperSonic Imagine announced the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to add additional imaging probes - for liver disease and breast lesions - for use with its Aixplorer platform.Aixplorer (Super...

HieuPham · HieuPham

Hi all, I am new here. This is the article I just saw. Hope to share it as a "Hello" Use of generic versions of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C resulted in very high cure rates for people who obtained the products through 3 buyers clubs, indicating that the generic products are effective, acco...

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

I`m posting this as it`s such an important issue for anyone in England who is currently waiting for treatment with the new DAA medicines. The Hep C Trust is a well respected charity and advocate for HCV, and they are asking for support to fight NHS England`s decision through the courts...The Hepatit...

Canuck · Canuck

Newest EASL HCV Recommendations Summary = 23 pages!! - http://www.easl.eu/medias/cpg/HCV2016/Summary.pdf Actual Report = only 43 pages!! - http://www.easl.eu/medias/cpg/HCV2016/English-report.pdf But to save you all that reading, below is a "shorter" article about some of it: I note...

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

NICE has published new draft guidance which recommends sofosbuvir-velpatasvir. The NICE appraisal committee concluded that sofosbuvir-velpatasvir was clinically and cost-effective, and should be routinely available on the NHS.Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir - a tablet taken once daily - works...

dharmabum · dharmabum

This will hopefully be an interesting and factual look into the Hep C epidemic facing so many countries today, as sufferers try to obtain life-saving treatment."Deal with it: Untold Stories of Hepatitis C in Canada", at least, addresses the issues. Take care all- [video=https://www.youtube....

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

New guidelines issued by the ASSLD (The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease) recommend that all patients are tested for HBV before commencing treatment with DAA therapies. Link to full details... [url=http://hepatitisc.hcvadvocate.org/2016/09/new-guidance-test-for-h...

HieuPham · HieuPham

A very complex article for my brain :( but very worth reading freepdfhosting.com/b3d39c5e48.pdf

Isiscat2011 · Isiscat2011

France gets larger discount on Sovaldi than its neighborsNov 20 2014, 12:04 ET | By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor France's hard line negotiations with Gilead Sciences (GILD -0.1%) over Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) pricing paid off. The agreed-upon price per box will be 13,667 Euros which is 5,...

Tig · Tig

The current AASLD summary of recommendations for patients with decompensated cirrhosis:UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS: PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS

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	Pediatric HCV (Preview) Here's an update on the ongoing medical position regarding pregnant women and the unborn, as well as addressing the current pediatric dilemma and trials. Pediatric HCV	Tig	1	639	Jul 5, 2017 by legionscube
	Gileads Vosevi (Sofo/Velpa/Vox) (Preview) We have a name for the latest and greatest triple DAA from Gilead, it's called "VOSEVI". The trial name(s) of the three drug combination that comprises Vosevi, should ring a bell for you. We have a few good folks here that have traveled this path, Canuck being one of them. She'll be happy to know they've...	Tig	1	812	Jun 26, 2017 by Canuck
	U.S. Veterans Admin. Guidelines + Practices (Preview) Another resource of guidelines and practices from the US Veterans Administration. Topics range from HBV, HCV, coinfection to HCC. HCV Tx Considerations Guidelines and Practices	Tig	1	1295	Jun 12, 2017 by Tig
	Viet Nam era veterans/ They gave us this monster!! (Preview) The following newspaper article sums up my situation and is finally getting the national coverage that it deserves and hopefully we'll get some service connected compensation for the pain/suffering and financial burden it put on us. I got the jet air gun injections as a routine and welcome into th...	VetwithC	17	2825	May 16, 2017 by beertastic
	US HCV Infections Triple in 5 Years (Preview) An unfortunate bit of news. The number of hepatitis C virus infections reported yearly in the United States has tripled since 2010, reaching a 15-year high, according to the CDC. Reports of HCV infection increased from 850 cases in 2010 to 2,436 in 2015. But cases are underreported, and the true num...	Tig	0	800	May 12, 2017 by Tig
	EPCLUSA Hep C drug (Preview) Information about EPCLUSA can be found here. http://www.epclusainfo.com/what-is-epclusa	Steampunk	0	695	May 11, 2017 by Steampunk
	Lionel Messi Vs Hepatitis C (closed) (Preview) #stopthespam -- Edited by JimmyK on Sunday 7th of May 2017 09:33:19 AM	Ultraviolet1	2	721	May 7, 2017 by JimmyK
	Hep C Hope (Preview) Here is a website and organization that offers good information, resources and insight into Hep C. It's a good site to bookmark. Hep C Hope	Tig	3	775	May 2, 2017 by Canuck
	AASLD Recommendations for testing, treating and managing HCV (Preview) I came across this report and found it interesting. Is fairly recent and discusses current treatment recommendations for all genotypes. I thought you might find it informative as well. Tig INITIAL TREATMENT OF HCV INFECTION IN PATIENTS STARTING TREATMENT Updated 09/16	Tig	11	2005	Apr 14, 2017 by Tig
	Wonder what they're building with them antibodies? (Preview) Someday, one day, (eventually) all these people all over the world who are holed up in labs trying to come up with immunization to prevent contracting HCV, will succeed! In the interim yay for "novel" drug research as without it we would not be where we are today, being cured of HCV with the new DAA's. Ah...	Canuck	9	1083	Mar 25, 2017 by Canuck
	Hepatitis B treatment and cure (closed) (Preview) Post removed because forum advertising of herbal cures and services is not allowed. This is a thread that deals specifically with Hepatitis C. Please read and follow our forum guidelines before posting. I am closing this thread. Tig56 - Forum Administrator -- Edited by Tig56 on Thursday 9th of Marc...	stacey09	0	663	Mar 9, 2017 by stacey09
	ALF- Liver Life Walk (Preview) What is Liver Life Walk?The Liver Life Walk® is the national fundraising walk of the American Liver Foundation®. Join more than 10,000 people from coast-to-coast to change the face of liver health!Your fundraising and participation will bring awareness to liver disease and provide financial s...	Tig	0	623	Mar 6, 2017 by Tig
	Feb 2017 FDA Update HBV Reactivation Labeling Revisions (Preview) On February 14, 2017 FDA approved class labeling revisions regarding the risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). The class labeling applies to the following HCV direct acting antiviral (DAA) agents:Daklinza (dacl...	Tig	1	837	Feb 21, 2017 by Shadowfax
	American Liver Fdn, NYC Half Marathon 2017 (Preview) Please help us spread the word. The American Liver Foundation has guaranteed race entries to the NYC Half Marathon (March 19th). The fundraising commitment is low and achievable. Committing to running a half marathon while supporting a great cause is a great way to start the year. Register for...	Tig	0	691	Feb 3, 2017 by Tig
	New (revised) ALT levels - 2 (cont'd.) (Preview) More tidbits, starting to trickle out, about the new ALT levels, "Liver Tests" and other destined changes to guidelines: Medscape Medical NewsLiver Test Guidelines Updated by ACGVeronica Hackethal, MDJanuary 12, 2017The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released updated gu...	Canuck	2	1112	Jan 18, 2017 by Shadowfax
	Fake Harvoni Warning (Preview) Just found an article and warning about some fake Harvoni dispensed at a Japanese pharmacy. This is something everyone should be conscious of, especially those dealing with generics. Buyer beware. We'll have to follow this. Article here: FAKE	Tig	0	772	Jan 17, 2017 by Tig
	Zepatier Effective for Retreatment (Preview) Some continuing good news regarding Zepatier. "Zepatier treatment for 12 weeks, with or without ribavirin, was highly effective for induction of sustained virologic response in patients infected with hepatitis C genotypes 1, 4 or 6, who failed prior peg-interferon and ribavirin treatments...	Tig	0	788	Jan 16, 2017 by Tig
	New (revised) ALT levels (closed) (Preview) 1. Healio *GUIDELINESNew ACG guideline on liver chemistries lowers normal ALT levelKwo PY. Am J Gastroenterol.* 2016;doi:10.1038/ajg.2016.517.**December 21, 2016The American College of Gastroenterology has published the first new guideline in over 10 years on the evaluation of abnorm...	Canuck	6	1651	Jan 5, 2017 by Tig
	Most recent ALERT regarding HCV and HBV (Preview) http://www.hepatitiscentral.com/news/fda-now-requires-boxed-warning-on-hcv-drugs-harvoni-sovaldi-daklinza-and-more/?eml=special161005 Sorry to the bearer of bad news.	Binalovina	10	1358	Dec 21, 2016 by Shadowfax
	New Contenders?? NS5A Ruzasvir and NS5B MK-3682 (Preview) Another "new?" NS5A - "Ruzasvir" - Info from drug study discussed at recent Nov 2106 Boston Meeting.We have heard a lot about Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) a NS5A and a NS3/4A respectively (given with or without riba, and sometimes with sof), but I (personally) did not know about this (new to m...	Canuck	7	2134	Dec 11, 2016 by Tig
	Better Ultrasounds (Preview) FDA NEWSFDA grants 510(k) clearance to new ultrasound modes for liver, breast imagingNovember 22, 2016SuperSonic Imagine announced the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to add additional imaging probes - for liver disease and breast lesions - for use with its Aixplorer platform.Aixplorer (Super...	Canuck	2	983	Nov 23, 2016 by Canuck
	HIV Glasgow: Generic Hepatitis C Drugs Purchased Online Produce High Cure Rates (Preview) Hi all, I am new here. This is the article I just saw. Hope to share it as a "Hello" Use of generic versions of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C resulted in very high cure rates for people who obtained the products through 3 buyers clubs, indicating that the generic products are effective, acco...	HieuPham	1	880	Nov 3, 2016 by Tig
	Hep C Trust considering seeking judicial review of NHS England`s decision to ration access to new NICE approved drugs (Preview) I`m posting this as it`s such an important issue for anyone in England who is currently waiting for treatment with the new DAA medicines. The Hep C Trust is a well respected charity and advocate for HCV, and they are asking for support to fight NHS England`s decision through the courts...The Hepatit...	Cinnamon Girl	9	1713	Oct 23, 2016 by Cinnamon Girl
	Newest EASL HCV Recommendations - Sept 2016 (Preview) Newest EASL HCV Recommendations Summary = 23 pages!! - http://www.easl.eu/medias/cpg/HCV2016/Summary.pdf Actual Report = only 43 pages!! - http://www.easl.eu/medias/cpg/HCV2016/English-report.pdf *But to save you all that reading, below is a "shorter" article about some of it:* I note...	Canuck	1	1614	Sep 29, 2016 by Pablito
	NICE (UK) publishes draft guidance recommending Sof/Vel for use within NHS (Preview) NICE has published new draft guidance which recommends sofosbuvir-velpatasvir. The NICE appraisal committee concluded that sofosbuvir-velpatasvir was clinically and cost-effective, and should be routinely available on the NHS.Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir - a tablet taken once daily - works...	Cinnamon Girl	2	958	Sep 28, 2016 by Cinnamon Girl
	New Hep C documentary (Preview) This will hopefully be an interesting and factual look into the Hep C epidemic facing so many countries today, as sufferers try to obtain life-saving treatment."Deal with it: Untold Stories of Hepatitis C in Canada", at least, addresses the issues. Take care all- [video=https://www.youtube....	dharmabum	6	1397	Sep 19, 2016 by dharmabum
	Test for HBV before DAA treatment, new guidelines from AASLD (Preview) New guidelines issued by the ASSLD (The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease) recommend that all patients are tested for HBV before commencing treatment with DAA therapies. Link to full details... [url=http://hepatitisc.hcvadvocate.org/2016/09/new-guidance-test-for-h...	Cinnamon Girl	2	963	Sep 18, 2016 by Shadowfax
	Highly detailed article on DAA resistance (Preview) A very complex article for my brain :( but very worth reading freepdfhosting.com/b3d39c5e48.pdf	HieuPham	6	1405	Sep 9, 2016 by Shadowfax
	Sovaldi/Harvoni in France (Preview) France gets larger discount on Sovaldi than its neighborsNov 20 2014, 12:04 ET \| By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor France's hard line negotiations with Gilead Sciences (GILD -0.1%) over Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) pricing paid off. The agreed-upon price per box will be 13,667 Euros which is 5,...	Isiscat2011	16	4499	Aug 11, 2016 by Tig
	UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS: PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS (Preview) *The current AASLD summary of recommendations for patients with decompensated cirrhosis:*UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS: PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS	Tig	0	823	Aug 6, 2016 by Tig
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