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APPROVED - Update on drugs!
So excited - today got approval for BOTH Solvaldi and Olysio to be provided to me for a 12 week treatment using just these 2 drugs! As you might recall from my previous posts that my Hep Dr. believes that this combo will be the perfect cocktail for SUCCESS! Tomorrow marks exactly 1 year since I stopped the last treatment at 24 weeks of Riba, Victrelis and Pegasus. HORRIBLE side effects, blood transfusions and detectable AGAIN at the post 12 week mark. It actually took me 6 - 7 months to shed all the side effects and feel normal again. That was my 2nd attempt to SVR and at 61 years old I am really praying this treatment is indeed the final solution.
I will be the 3rd patient he has doing this same program with many more trying to get approvals from their insurance companies.
I should start within a week and will post updates weekly on how I feel and the journey.
Keep the faith and blessings will often happen!
Happy Grammy today for sure!!!
I will be the 3rd patient he has doing this same program with many more trying to get approvals from their insurance companies.
I should start within a week and will post updates weekly on how I feel and the journey.
Keep the faith and blessings will often happen!
Happy Grammy today for sure!!!
Great news for you too Mark! I am so fortunate to not have to take the Riba or Interferon.... I had every extreme side effect from both of them so no more for me please. I will be looking forward to us keeping tabs with each other as we work through this together.
Hi, All.
Can anyone in this forum give a clear explanation (emphasis on the word "clear") of the various new meds in relation to viral escape variants and genotype?
I am gt1b, Tx-naive, F2/F3, 70 years old and will soon have to decide what meds to take. I don't want to make a mistake and choose the wrong ones.
Thanks.
Mike
Can anyone in this forum give a clear explanation (emphasis on the word "clear") of the various new meds in relation to viral escape variants and genotype?
I am gt1b, Tx-naive, F2/F3, 70 years old and will soon have to decide what meds to take. I don't want to make a mistake and choose the wrong ones.
Thanks.
Mike
I wish you the BEST on your new combination treatment!
I too was approved for both simeprevir and sofosbuvir, and I was told they will ship to arrive Tuesday, along with ribavirin. My doctor wants me to do this triple combination, as I have previously failed 3 (or 4 -- can you believe I lost count?) interferon-based treatments. I'm really fortunate my insurance company approved all this pretty quickly, with minimal copay.
Lets compare notes here after a few weeks.
Mark
I too was approved for both simeprevir and sofosbuvir, and I was told they will ship to arrive Tuesday, along with ribavirin. My doctor wants me to do this triple combination, as I have previously failed 3 (or 4 -- can you believe I lost count?) interferon-based treatments. I'm really fortunate my insurance company approved all this pretty quickly, with minimal copay.
Lets compare notes here after a few weeks.
Mark
Both Sovaldi and Olysio arrived this morning. Went to get my benchmark labs done so I can begin taking them tonight...... let the 12 weeks begin!
To answer many of your questions on the process to get these drugs..... first my Doctor had to write the prescriptions for each, and I went in to his office to fill out all the paperwork for each PLUS I had to provide a copy of my 2012 tax return and proof of current income. He then sent the documents to each company with an explanation of treatment letter that stated I could NOT be given Interferon ever again and my best resolve was to do this Off Label treatment. They made a decision within 3 days and the drugs arrived 2 days later. The Olysio was sent to my Walgreens and the Sovaldi came to my house to be signed for by me. I will be starting them tonight with my dinner as one of them is to be taken with food. They can be taken together also and it is just the 2 pills daily for the 12 weeks. The have a huge list of drugs that they cannot be taken with and those are provided on their individual websites also.
I hope this helps anyone needing these drugs that are not insured.
I will post again in a week to tell everyone how it is going.
To answer many of your questions on the process to get these drugs..... first my Doctor had to write the prescriptions for each, and I went in to his office to fill out all the paperwork for each PLUS I had to provide a copy of my 2012 tax return and proof of current income. He then sent the documents to each company with an explanation of treatment letter that stated I could NOT be given Interferon ever again and my best resolve was to do this Off Label treatment. They made a decision within 3 days and the drugs arrived 2 days later. The Olysio was sent to my Walgreens and the Sovaldi came to my house to be signed for by me. I will be starting them tonight with my dinner as one of them is to be taken with food. They can be taken together also and it is just the 2 pills daily for the 12 weeks. The have a huge list of drugs that they cannot be taken with and those are provided on their individual websites also.
I hope this helps anyone needing these drugs that are not insured.
I will post again in a week to tell everyone how it is going.
Thanks for your response, Pamela. When you find out if the Q80K test is included in the Quest HCV GenoSure NS3/4 test, please let us know. Also, did your insurance cover the test? Did you need pre-authorization?
Thx so much. ....
Maddie
Thx so much. ....
Maddie
I am really happy for you, that the drugs will be free and provided by both drug companies direct after reading this.
Gilead (sofosbuvir) and Janssen (simeprevir)
The Phase 2 trial (had really good results)
So far, there have only been Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies.
There have not been any collaborative Phase 3 studies that could lead to FDA approval. This is due to the pharmaceutical companies deciding to concentrate on their in-house drug pipelines
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/Off_label.pdf
Gilead (sofosbuvir) and Janssen (simeprevir)
The Phase 2 trial (had really good results)
So far, there have only been Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies.
There have not been any collaborative Phase 3 studies that could lead to FDA approval. This is due to the pharmaceutical companies deciding to concentrate on their in-house drug pipelines
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/Off_label.pdf
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