tenofovir and its cost

[val_hope]

Hi po sa lahat,ask ko lng po san nkkbili ng tenofivir dto sa atin at magkano po?

[infopathgeneric]

hello,

I started taking tenofovir today, hopefully it will work. Price is 135 each @ mercury drugs.

[pong58]

Anung brand ng tenofovir

[infopathgeneric]

Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

[pong58]

Sinong doctor at sang hospital ka pa check? Wala kc doctor nagrereseta nyan eh.  Puro entacavir reseta mahal kc un. Ty

[infopathgeneric]

Natanong mo n b sa doctor mo bkit entcavir?  Also, may ibang brand ng entecavir mas mura kaysa sa baraclude. You will be surprise, some of our doctors here in PH eh mas updated p tyo sa mga latest news regarding HepB. Well I guess main reason is we are focus on eliminating this virus so we tend to research more. I don't have regular hospital but my doctor has clinic on st lukes. I will PM you about it.

[pong58]

Cge wait ko pm mo.ty

[kinetix1208]

Pwede rin ba pa pm sa akin? Need ko rin ng antiviral, heard its much cheaper than baraclude and more potent, less to no resistance. Thanks

[pong58]

Wala pa din pm si infopathgeneric. Intay ko pa

[berna851]

I'm taking baraclude as my antiviral.Medyo mahal nga lang pero after 2 years naging undetected ako..I'm still on it pero maybe will switched to tenofovir kasi mas mura.

[berna851]

And if it happens that you're from cebu city i would like to recommend my doctor.She's one of the best here in cebu city..I'm under her care for the cancer of my liver.Mga 4 yrs.na..So sa mga may hepa b magpatingin kayo agad kasi itong sa akin ay hepa B na napabayaann.God Bless to all of us..

[infopathgeneric]

Hi berna851,

Mabuti at undetected ka na. If you don't mind, can you help post your recent lab test? I am interested to know your HBsAG data.

[berna851]

Hi..Hanapin ko muna ung mga lab results ko kasi last year pa yon..Sa ngayon kasi  under ako ng clinical study and usually mga bloodtest at AFP para mamonitor ung cancer ng liver ko..At saka nga pala CT scan every 2 months..Oral chemo drug ang itinitake ko ngayon at nagtake pa rin ako ng baraclude..

[glaiza1987]

Hi po,  who is your doctor in cebu po

[infopathgeneric]

Okies, it's good we still have some clinical studies in our country. W/c institution is helping you? The current trial for advance HBV is available in hongkong. I hope someday they will include PH. Goodluck to all of us.

[kirro]

hi to all, I am takin Entecavir Entegard prodct by Innogen for 4 mos na. It cost 265 each in mercury, but I am buyin from an agent and it cost 235 each..Pinakilala naman nun doktor ko yung ahente sakin kaya dun na ako bumibili.

The thing is, i dont know when could I stop taking madecine, sabi ng ibang doktor kasi hindi naman ako chronic 1 to 2 years, ung iba naman baka 5 years or lifetime pa di sinunod mga bawal..pero hindi ako naniniwala, I will be ok next year.hehe!

[berna851]

Hi..I'm taking entecavir(baraclude)for almost 3 yrs.now..Nagtiis din ako ng halos 3 years kabibili sa mercury drug ng 332 each yata un pero noong nagsr.citizen na ako nakamenos din ng konti..Plan ko magswitch to tenofovir kaya lang madami daw side effects kaya nagdadalawang isip ako dahil ang entecavir wala namang side effects..Kaya stick muna ako sa entecavir at me nakukunan naman ako na much cheaper talaga..Lifetime itong sa akin kasi nga may cancer of the liver ako..Kaya doble sikap para makabili..

[berna851]

Hi..Eisai ang name ng sponsor ng clinical study..My doctor is one of the study doctor..I started on March only..Meron din sila sa Manila..Dito sa Cebu parang 2 lang kaming nakapasa sa screening at nagpasalamat talaga ako ke Lord..Napakamahal ng gamot pero siempre di ko naman binabayaran pero me mga side effects.Pero no choice na ako kasi 3 operasyon na ako at pabalik balik ang tumors..

[infopathgeneric]

Hi kirro,

Since you were adviced to take med it seems you have high virus count. Without showing your lab results, we can onlu assume and specualte now. taking NUCs like baraclude takes years. I hope your case is really an acute case. There is actually specific lab test you can take to determine if you are chronic or not - you should ask your doctor about it.

I used to take Entecavir for almost 4 years, then my virus load started to get high again from 1100 iu/ml to 1700 iu/ml last year. Original count was on million when I started it (2010).

Anyway, my doc and I decided to switch to tenofovir and my recent dna lab shows I have 20 iu/ml. I still have to get my quantitative HbsAg hopefullly I can go to clinic this week.

[infopathgeneric]

Ok mabuti at may tumulong sayo, mahal tlga magkasakit lalo na d2 sa pinas na d mo maasahan health insurance natin haha. Medyo bata p naman ako (30s) so I am trying to eliminate this virus while I am strong.

[kirro]

A doctor in PgH told me to take entecavir without having HVB DNA test, kaya nasimulan ko na kagad, every sixm mos kasi may medical exam ako and on my previous medical exams non reactive ako. Ngaun dahil nasimulan na, sabi nung ibang doktor kailangan ko na ituloy2..hopefully ndi naman lifetime..I am still 32..hehe!

in your case ba kelan ka pa naging reactive?

[infopathgeneric]

I was diagnosed year 2010, med requirement for skilled migrant. What types of lab test did you do? It is very unusual to take entecavir or any other antiviral drugs without DNA test. This nuc will only suppress the virus replication and not cure it.
If you are non-reactive on HBsAG then you are cured. Perhaps you are  just acute case and not chronic.

[kirro]

I mean, on my previous medical exam I was non-reactive but on my last medical exam I am reactive, then the doctor told me to take entacavir that is why I am already taking this medicine. Only my HbeAg became non reactive but my Hbsag is still reactive last october, hopefully one day I can be cured..Some of the doctors says 1 to 2 years will be my medication..

Hopefully they I right.

If acute case do you think virus can become undetectable by taking entecavir?

[infopathgeneric]

If you are just acute,  there is a very high probability your body will remove the virus. If you want, you can ask for specific lab test (IgM anti-HBc), if this is positive then you are acute, otherwise you are chronic. Antiviral med like entecavir can make the virus undetectable in HBV DNA test, but not remove it.

[katenet]

gud am po..!bago lng po ako sa furom na to..at tulad nyo e carrier din po ako,i was diagnose last nov 15 '2014..at ang hirap tanggapin,nag ttrabaho po ako sa isang hospital at siguro e dun ko to nakuha!shock ako ng makita ko ang result,,tulad nyo rin po e gusto ko gumaling!nag pa test napo ako ng mga labs,at ang sabi ng doc ko e im a healthy carrier dw ako at d dw ako nakakahawa...napatunayan ko namn kc ang mga anak ko at asawa e wala negative sila lahat!pag healthy carrier ka po ba gano ka sure n d k infectious,?at ano pong test para makita ang level ng anti bodies ng isang carrier..d po kc masyado nag xplain doc ko!basta sabi nya e healthy carrier ako..makahawa man dw ang sakit ko e 30 percent..at may test po ba para malaman kng klan pa ko carrier nito?thanks and godbless po sating lahat

[katenet]

hello po!ask lng po..ibigsabhin po ba nyo e chronic hepb din po kau dati at ngaun po e undtected na po kau?ano po ginawa nyomat ano po nitake nyo na medicine?last nov 2014 ko lng po nalaman na carrier po pala ko!at nag pa hep profile na rin po akosabi po ng doc ko e healthy carrier dw po ako!d ko alam kng klan pa skin ang sakit na to!ang hbsag ko po e 3.3..at gulat na gulat ako.!ang taas..hbeag ko po e non reactive!ano po ba kapag hbeag pag non reactive!..thnks po ang godbless