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Victrelis

Just started on Vic on Friday. Besides the amount of pills one mush take, I can't seem to get over the nasty after taste. Really chemical like/poison like aftertaste. oh well, poison to the virus I hope. So my question is this: it says take with food, but is it necessary to take with 20g of fat, or is that only for incivek?
Anyone else starting this stuff?
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1755562 tn?1314793246
this is a awful virus.  I will be starting soon and i read how brave and strong you all are, it helps me to be brave also.  thank you all deb
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223152 tn?1346978371
Dave - thanks for the encouraging words.  I hope to see your 6 month SVR post soon.  I hope you will see mine in a year and a half!
frijole
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Victrelis (boceprevir) and Incivek (Telaprevir) were approved a few months ago for treatment of HCV genotype 1 in conjunction with Interferon and ribavirin.
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1722607 tn?1335747858
Is VIC the newest treatment drug that came out in may?
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That's what it takes. Fight this thing all the way whatever it takes. Good luck to you too!
-Dave
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Good luck with tx. Hoping all of us will be posting our SVR thread before long.
-Dave
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