Just for information...my doctor gave me a standing order for vl, cbc, and liver panel every 3 weeks. He also had me do the 24 weeks even though I am F3, he said my liver is damaged and he thought it best to go 24. I'm in my 17th week and all labs are normal and have been und since week 4.
rblood said
Feb 25, 2015
Tig56 wrote:
Hey Roger,
You should tell your doctor that you want an EOT viral load. That's an important morale booster for you. Protocol doesn't require it but it is commonly done to confirm your UND VL upon completion and then again at EOT+12. We have some here request one at EOT, +4, +8 and +12 and it's up to your insurance to approve or deny. They often approve the doctors request. So it's worth asking for if you want it. The doc works for you! Good luck, you'll be UND by the end. I'm sure of that!
Tig
Thanks Tig!
I was just reading on another forum (I'm not a member) There are are plenty of people that were detectable at 4 weeks but still achieved SVR.
One person was undetectable at 4 weeks and detectable at 6 weeks and still went on to achieve SVR. So I'm relieved. This is my first and last time for treatment......Roger
Tig said
Feb 24, 2015
Hey Roger,
You should tell your doctor that you want an EOT viral load. That's an important morale booster for you. Protocol doesn't require it but it is commonly done to confirm your UND VL upon completion and then again at EOT+12. We have some here request one at EOT, +4, +8 and +12 and it's up to your insurance to approve or deny. They often approve the doctors request. So it's worth asking for if you want it. The doc works for you! Good luck, you'll be UND by the end. I'm sure of that!
Tig
rblood said
Feb 24, 2015
Lon wrote:
Thank you for the information. I did try to push my GI for the full 12 weeks but he was insistent that the extra 4 weeks wouldn't be necessary. He said the virus is gone after the first 4 weeks and an 8 week duration adds and extra 4 weeks just to make sure it stays dead. I have faith that you and I will stay UND for the rest of our long happy lives.
Hello Lon,
So did your doctor tell you if you weren't UND in four weeks that the Harvoni isn't going to work for you?
I was prescribed Harvoni for 12 weeks. I did blood tests a few days before I started treatment and my viral load was quite high at 15000000. I did another blood test at 4 weeks and the viral load had dropped very low but I don't know how low but I was still detectable. Doctor didn't stop treatment so I'm assuming that she still expects it to work for me. Am nearing the end of 6 weeks now. But my doctor doesn't want to do another blood test until 12 weeks after treatment. I'm not going to be able to wait that long for results! ........Roger
Rubye said
Feb 24, 2015
When you saw/heard someone talking about two pills a day, they were probably on different meds like Sovaldi and Olysio or Sovaldi and Olysio. Good luck to you and take care.
Lon said
Feb 24, 2015
Thank you.
Tig said
Feb 24, 2015
Hi Lon,
Malekula Man's post has the accurate dosage information. The only time another medication might be added would be if Ribavirin were added. It is taken twice daily generally at 12 hour intervals. That is not a typical addition to the Harvoni protocol at this time though.
Tig
malekula man said
Feb 24, 2015
Recommandation is one pill per day.
Prescribing information says http://www.gilead.com/~/media/Files/pdfs/medicines/liver-disease/harvoni/harvoni_pi.pdf :
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Recommended Dosage in Adults HARVONI is a two-drug fixed-dose combination product that contains 90 mg of ledipasvir and 400 mg of sofosbuvir in a single tablet. The recommended dosage of HARVONI is one tablet taken orally once daily with or without food [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
BUT
Patient Information says http://www.gilead.com/~/media/Files/pdfs/medicines/liver-disease/harvoni/harvoni_patient_pi.pdf
How should I take HARVONI?
Take HARVONI exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. Do not change your dose unless your healthcare provider tells you to.
Do not stop taking HARVONI without first talking with your healthcare provider. If you think there is a reason to stop taking HARVONI, talk to your healthcare provider before doing so.
Take HARVONI 1 time each day with or without food.
If you miss a dose of HARVONI, take the missed dose as soon as you remember the same day. Do not take more than 1 tablet of HARVONI in a day. Take your next dose of HARVONI at your regular time the next day.
If you take too much HARVONI, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
-- Edited by malekula man on Wednesday 25th of February 2015 12:54:16 AM
Lon said
Feb 24, 2015
Thank you for the information. I did try to push my GI for the full 12 weeks but he was insistent that the extra 4 weeks wouldn't be necessary. He said the virus is gone after the first 4 weeks and an 8 week duration adds and extra 4 weeks just to make sure it stays dead. I have faith that you and I will stay UND for the rest of our long happy lives.
fourlocos said
Feb 24, 2015
Harvoni itself is always just one pill per day. And same dosage for all everyone regardless of weight etc. I finished an 8 week plan back in the beginning of Feb. Good luck to you. If I had to do it over again I would have fought from day one to increase it to 12 weeks just to be safe. I am currently UND but won't know for sure if I didn't relapse till end of April.
Lon said
Feb 24, 2015
Hi Everyone,
I should be receiving Harvoni soon and I hope to start treatment within the next week. My GI prescribed one tablet a day for 8 weeks. I've read of the 8 and 12 week programs but it seemed that they both involved taking 2 tablets a day. If there is a mistake in my prescription I would like to catch it before the meds ship. I've caught several of processing mistakes with my GI office and I'm a little cautious and want to make sure they prescribed this correctly.
Has anyone heard of an 8 week treatment program taking one tablet a day? I am Geno-type 1, 3.5M viral load, stage 3 and I'm non-cirrhotic.
Also are there different strengths of Harvoni or just the single strength for the medication? Thank you.
Just for information...my doctor gave me a standing order for vl, cbc, and liver panel every 3 weeks. He also had me do the 24 weeks even though I am F3, he said my liver is damaged and he thought it best to go 24. I'm in my 17th week and all labs are normal and have been und since week 4.
Thanks Tig!
I was just reading on another forum (I'm not a member) There are are plenty of people that were detectable at 4 weeks but still achieved SVR.
One person was undetectable at 4 weeks and detectable at 6 weeks and still went on to achieve SVR. So I'm relieved. This is my first and last time for treatment......Roger
Hey Roger,
You should tell your doctor that you want an EOT viral load. That's an important morale booster for you. Protocol doesn't require it but it is commonly done to confirm your UND VL upon completion and then again at EOT+12. We have some here request one at EOT, +4, +8 and +12 and it's up to your insurance to approve or deny. They often approve the doctors request. So it's worth asking for if you want it. The doc works for you! Good luck, you'll be UND by the end. I'm sure of that!
Tig
Hello Lon,
So did your doctor tell you if you weren't UND in four weeks that the Harvoni isn't going to work for you?
I was prescribed Harvoni for 12 weeks. I did blood tests a few days before I started treatment and my viral load was quite high at 15000000. I did another blood test at 4 weeks and the viral load had dropped very low but I don't know how low but I was still detectable. Doctor didn't stop treatment so I'm assuming that she still expects it to work for me. Am nearing the end of 6 weeks now. But my doctor doesn't want to do another blood test until 12 weeks after treatment. I'm not going to be able to wait that long for results! ........Roger
When you saw/heard someone talking about two pills a day, they were probably on different meds like Sovaldi and Olysio or Sovaldi and Olysio. Good luck to you and take care.
Thank you.
Hi Lon,
Malekula Man's post has the accurate dosage information. The only time another medication might be added would be if Ribavirin were added. It is taken twice daily generally at 12 hour intervals. That is not a typical addition to the Harvoni protocol at this time though.
Tig
Recommandation is one pill per day.
Prescribing information says http://www.gilead.com/~/media/Files/pdfs/medicines/liver-disease/harvoni/harvoni_pi.pdf :
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
2.1 Recommended Dosage in Adults
HARVONI is a two-drug fixed-dose combination product that contains 90 mg of
ledipasvir and 400 mg of sofosbuvir in a single tablet. The recommended dosage of
HARVONI is one tablet taken orally once daily with or without food [see Clinical
Pharmacology (12.3)].
BUT
Patient Information says http://www.gilead.com/~/media/Files/pdfs/medicines/liver-disease/harvoni/harvoni_patient_pi.pdf
How should I take HARVONI?
-- Edited by malekula man on Wednesday 25th of February 2015 12:54:16 AM
Thank you for the information. I did try to push my GI for the full 12 weeks but he was insistent that the extra 4 weeks wouldn't be necessary. He said the virus is gone after the first 4 weeks and an 8 week duration adds and extra 4 weeks just to make sure it stays dead. I have faith that you and I will stay UND for the rest of our long happy lives.
Harvoni itself is always just one pill per day. And same dosage for all everyone regardless of weight etc. I finished an 8 week plan back in the beginning of Feb. Good luck to you. If I had to do it over again I would have fought from day one to increase it to 12 weeks just to be safe. I am currently UND but won't know for sure if I didn't relapse till end of April.
Hi Everyone,
I should be receiving Harvoni soon and I hope to start treatment within the next week. My GI prescribed one tablet a day for 8 weeks. I've read of the 8 and 12 week programs but it seemed that they both involved taking 2 tablets a day. If there is a mistake in my prescription I would like to catch it before the meds ship. I've caught several of processing mistakes with my GI office and I'm a little cautious and want to make sure they prescribed this correctly.
Has anyone heard of an 8 week treatment program taking one tablet a day? I am Geno-type 1, 3.5M viral load, stage 3 and I'm non-cirrhotic.
Also are there different strengths of Harvoni or just the single strength for the medication? Thank you.
Lon