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Hep B treatment and vacination query

I am taking baraclude treatmen since last one year and responding well.
When I started my viral laod was 14706 copies/ml and it had come down to not detectable level in firstFirst progesterone mc10
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My question is :
1.
How should I assure myself that drug I am taking is not duplicate and it is original and manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb.I am affraid of frauds and asking this question for my peace of my mind as we know this is expensive one.
Please suggest me way to verify it.Please let me know if you require some information from myside.
2.
Any idea when can I stop treatment?
3.My daughter and spouse vacinated in 2004 do they need buster dose now or after sometime ?
Last time in 2008 when they testted for antibody it was close to 75>10
thnks in advanceAdvance care plus
Advance relief.
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have a look to this presentation
http://medipixproductions.net/files/hbv/webfiles/

the only good point is having hbv dna to und and little no liver damage all other antigens have less importance, for example when i was 19 i had hbeag neg, hbe ab neg, hbvdna neg and only hbsag pos with alt at 23-25 and no liver damage at all, so there is nothing sure about antigens and kept it this way for years
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are you hbe-ab positive and hbeag negative?
i have just started entecavir and have low hbvdna like you.how long did it take to get und exactly 1month or 3 months?


yes I am hbe-ab positive and hbeag negative
I went for test after 3 month and it was und so I dont know whether it had done in 1 month or more.

initialy I was an impression that hbe-ab positive has advantage over hbe-ab negative as it means virus is not replicating fast but now I am confused.what you say?
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Please suggest me way to verify it.Please let me know if you require some information from myside.
i would ask directly to Bristol-Myers Squibb, every box has a reference number that they can check but if you got und it is the real medicine for sure...
2.
Any idea when can I stop treatment? when hbs-ab antibodies are detactable.
treatment is usually for life because stopping tx you will get hbvdna positive again and this can also make easier to develop resistance
some doctors says that if you are hbeag + you can stop when hbeab+

Last time in 2008 when they tested for antibody it was close to 75>10
75 is ok and protective, if less than 10 needs a buster

are you hbe-ab positive and hbeag negative?
i have just started entecavir and have low hbvdna like you.how long did it take to get und exactly 1month or 3 months?

thanks
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Please read above text(original question) as :

I am taking baraclude treatmen since last one year and responding well.
When I started my viral laod was 14706 copies/ml and it had come down to not detectable level in first 3 month of therapy but my doctor said you may have to continue it for some more time.

My question is :
1.
How should I assure myself that drug I am taking is not duplicate and it is original and manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb.I am affraid of frauds and asking this question for my peace of my mind as we know this is expensive one.
Please suggest me way to verify it.Please let me know if you require some information from myside.
2.
Any idea when can I stop treatment?

3.My daughter and spouse vacinated in 2004 do they need buster dose now or after sometime ?
Last time in 2008 when they tested for antibody it was close to 75>10

thnks in advance.
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