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Ribavirin Tabs vs Caps
- Hepatitis C Community
I noticed that brand Riba comes in caps and generic mostly in tabs. So far I am getting generic tabs but I am now asking for caps because I think they are easier on the stomach (have gastritis). Has anybody taken both and noticed any difference ? Caps ...


Triple Therapy questions
- Hepatitis C Community
I start Triple Therapy tomorrow and I am absoluteky TERRIFIED!!! Im only 26 but have an infant and 4 year old and while medicaid is gonna pay for my meds I figure I better jump on it! Im taking the following medicines: Ribavirin 200mg tablet, INCIVEK 37...


Length of Tx
- Hepatitis C Community
I guess this should be easy, I have thought since beginning that I would be taking ribavirin for one week after my 48th interferon injection. And yet when I do the math, each bottle of ribavirin holds 168 tabs, So: 7 days x 4 ribavirin pills = 28 pills ...


RIBAVIRIN DOSAGE
- Hepatitis C Community
I am starting triple treatment soon. I treated in 2008 and I took 1000 mg ribavirin a day and 180 ug of pegasys injection once per week – I reached UND at week 16, but stopped tx because I did not want to treat for 72 wks with low odds and I decided to wa...


Steroid dose for MS exacerbation
- Multiple Sclerosis Community
Hello, I've been in remission for the past 6 years until the past couple weeks where I've experienced a recurrance of a prior exacerbation (numbness ant tingling in entire right leg). My job is very demanding and I could not get away to see my neuro, s...


I am Scared
- Hepatitis C Community
I'm scheduled to start incevik along with interfuroin treatments next week., I took them in 2008 without the incevik but they weren't effective. I worked; felt badly always but survived. This time I'm taking disability from my job; I'm 63 so I won't go ...


A few things...
- Hepatitis C Community
... from today's 'Expert Analysis' module on Cliical Care Options site Boceprevir: "The phase II HCV SPRINT-1 trial investigated the efficacy and safety of combining the investigational NS3 protease inhibitor boceprevir with peginterferon alfa‑2b pl...


Lowering Ribavirin Dose
- Hepatitis C Community
Have any of you seen the new study out of Johns Hopkins regarding comparing the two Pegs? Apparently they also looked at lowering the dose of ribavirin (and interferon) when anemia occurs and found that actually improved the success rate of SVR when compar...


hep c meds. side effects
- Hepatitis C Community
About to begin hep c treatment using Savaldi, Ribavarin and peginterferon alfa-2b medications. What side effects should I anticipate?


Riba Dose
- Hepatitis C Community
I'm geno 3a not taking weight based Riba. I believe my doctor knows best but everyone is constantly saying I need to take 1200mg instead of my current 800mg. I have no side effects and if I am experiencing any they must be slight because I don't notice. I ...


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