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country1960


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CALL MERKS ACT PROGRAM..... THEY SEND ME ALL MY MEDS FOR FREE. THEY ARE A TRUE BLESSING . iF NOT FOR THEM I COULD NOT DO TX.



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GENO 1A,  VL 600,000 DIAGNOSED 2007 PROBABLY INFECTED IN THE 80'S

UND @ 8 weeks!!! WEEK 12 STILL UND

doing triple tx Vict,peg, riba
jrc


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Try contacting the act prog they helped me allot



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Geno 1 A Started Tx w/ Victrelis  8-3-11, Viral Load  21.2 Million,  Und Weeks 4 Through 28 ,End Of Tx 2-15-2012 !SVR
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All three drug companies offer co-pay assistance.  As a result I paid virtually nothing for my drugs and there wan't even a low-income requirement.  P.S. - I am on the Obamacare program.



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Geno 1B Relapser 2001. Started Incivek 12-16-11. 57 yr old male.  Last biopsy 2000 -stage 3 fibrosis. UND Wk4, 12, 18, 26.  Did 34 weeks.  Still UND at 12-wks post.
Scout


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Try Patient Access Network they paid all my out of pocket treatment cost.



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Geno 1a, Viral load at 2 4, 8, 12 and 16  weeks, UND, Triple therapy Incevek done,   Peg & Riba Done, UND and making plans for the future!!
libgirl07


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oh and they found my file!!  so hopefully i can get into a trial..



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Genotype 1a

1/18/13 -  VL 1.5mil triple therapy with boceprevir

2/3/14 - relapsed. 1.7ml

 

6/28/14 - started solvadi interferon and ribavirin for 12 weeks

7/28/14 - week 4 undetected dosage reduction of rib and peg

 

11/2/14 und 4 weeks post eot

 

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libgirl07


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Did you go through the ACT program?



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Genotype 1a

1/18/13 -  VL 1.5mil triple therapy with boceprevir

2/3/14 - relapsed. 1.7ml

 

6/28/14 - started solvadi interferon and ribavirin for 12 weeks

7/28/14 - week 4 undetected dosage reduction of rib and peg

 

11/2/14 und 4 weeks post eot

 

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iggle


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Talk to your doctor about an assistance program. They probably will direct you the the pharmacy that they deal with, and they should help you apply for an assitance program through the drug companies. I stressed for months about how to pay for treatment, and the whole time I just needed to ask my doctor for help. Best of luck getting assistance.



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strongerthanthis


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I have insurance coverage but I am required to pay upfront for meds & then get a reimbursement. Thankfully Merck reviewed my case & now provides my meds free. Otherwise there would be no way I could have afforded to do it.

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libgirl07


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Pegasys is going to give me 200 a month towards my copayment i am going to apply for the merk act program and i just applied for something in my state. What else can i try? I also have these people on a mad hunt for my medical records from before.. They seemed to have LOST them so i cant get on any trials. So hopefully she can find them.

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Genotype 1a

1/18/13 -  VL 1.5mil triple therapy with boceprevir

2/3/14 - relapsed. 1.7ml

 

6/28/14 - started solvadi interferon and ribavirin for 12 weeks

7/28/14 - week 4 undetected dosage reduction of rib and peg

 

11/2/14 und 4 weeks post eot

 

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Cinnamon Girl


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Hi Nicole, please don`t give up yet, as Neil said, there are patient assistance programs available for people in your position.  Here are some links for you to check out for a start....

http://hepcfriends.activeboard.com/t50156583/finanical-aid-for-those-who-need-it/

http://www.victrelis.com/boceprevir/victrelis/consumer/hepatitis-c-treatment-cost.jsp

Best of luck to you, keep trying!  smile  Jill xx



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Jill 

(71 yo, lives in UK)

Was Gen 3a, 

24wks Peg Ifn/Riba, Sep 2010 - Mch 2011

UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
Neil_Canuck


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There are a lot of pharmaceutical subsidies. Do a search for pharmaceutical assistance and you can narrow it down there depending on your location. 



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58 yrs, cirrhotic, Genotype 1b 48 weeks Victrelis triple, SOT 7/13/12 victrelis started week 5. Starting VL 4,000,000  Wk 8 33 copies  Wk 24 UND, EOT UND 6 months post Tx DET. The battle goes on.
libgirl07


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I was all excited to start my tx and found out just got peg and rib it'd be 1300 a month co pay   not including victrelis.  Thats over half of what I make and I'm a single mother.  How the heck do people afford this?  I thought i had good insurance too!  I can't do it now because there is no way I can afford that.   I was looking into assistance.  It looked like most of the people they work with are non insured..   What a huge disappointment



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Genotype 1a

1/18/13 -  VL 1.5mil triple therapy with boceprevir

2/3/14 - relapsed. 1.7ml

 

6/28/14 - started solvadi interferon and ribavirin for 12 weeks

7/28/14 - week 4 undetected dosage reduction of rib and peg

 

11/2/14 und 4 weeks post eot

 

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