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hello my friends.

my gastro doc just called  and informed me that she had a new 2 drug pill combo(ribavirin and something else) 12 week course of treatment.she didn't elaborate but i'm excited about this new option.does anyone have an idea about the second drug and any other info would be appreciated.i cleared the virus in 2011 after the standard interferon riba 6 mos course of drugs,but it came back 1 month later (genotype 2)

   thanks Curt.
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Patients with genotype 2 the recommendation for treatment naive and non-responders is SOVALDI + ribavirin  12 weeks

Recent topic geno 2 treatment
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Side-effects-of-Sovaldi-ribapak/show/2096974

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Does-Ribavirin-cause-anemia-when-used-with-Sovaldi/show/2088605

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
http://www.gilead.com/~/media/Files/pdfs/medicines/liver-disease/sovaldi/sovaldi_pi.pdf

SOVALDI is expensive $86,000. the big question is going to be if your insurance company is going to cover it

browse these
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/Getting-assistance-with-Sovaldi-on-Medicare--Medicaid--etc/show/2064661

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/US-Patient-Assistance-Program-/show/2058689

Hope you are able to start this new tx and achieve SVR
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The treatment is Sovaldi + ribavirin by Gilead Sciences.

According to the FUSION drug trial you have an excellent chance of curing your hep C.

"FUSION was a randomized, double-blinded trial that evaluated 12 or 16 weeks of treatment with SOVALDI and ribavirin in subjects who did not achieve SVR with prior interferon-based treatment (relapsers and nonresponders). Subjects were randomized in a 1:1 ratio and stratified by cirrhosis (presence vs. absence) and HCV genotype (2 vs.3)."

The most common adverse events (incidence greater than or equal to
20%, all grades) observed with SOVALDI in combination with ribavirin
were fatigue and headache.
The percentage of people who develop anemia using Sovaldi + Ribavirin is only 8%.

SVR rate 90%!

Good luck with your treatment.

Hector
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