Thanks for the links, Tig. We seem to keep finding out more and more about this darn virus. Thank goodness the newer drugs have easier and shorter protocols.
Tig said
Mar 29, 2014
Here are some updates that I think you all might find interesting. The first in the group deals with patient adherence. One of the biggest causes of premature treatment failure was due to the pill burden. The new treatments are so much better in that respect. When I was on treatment recently, taking the Victrelis triple regimen, my daily pill burden was 18 pills! Had to do that for 24 weeks and had 4 weeks before that of 6 Ribavirn per day. It was a gruesome regimen! Be so thankful for these new standards of care my friends!
Thanks for the links, Tig. We seem to keep finding out more and more about this darn virus. Thank goodness the newer drugs have easier and shorter protocols.
Here are some updates that I think you all might find interesting. The first in the group deals with patient adherence. One of the biggest causes of premature treatment failure was due to the pill burden. The new treatments are so much better in that respect. When I was on treatment recently, taking the Victrelis triple regimen, my daily pill burden was 18 pills! Had to do that for 24 weeks and had 4 weeks before that of 6 Ribavirn per day. It was a gruesome regimen! Be so thankful for these new standards of care my friends!
Tig
New HCV treatments increase patient adherence
The following article discusses some cardiac risks. Important read!
Elevated lipids increased risk for acute MI in HCV viremic patients