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cahaya


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nice article

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This is great news Wayne! I've been seeing my VA PCP for testing and follow up. I'll ask her about this next week. I think the need for expanded testing is necessary military wide, especially the Vets that served back in the 70 and 80's. I remember standing in line as the Corpsman vaccinated us with those air guns. The blood was obvious and I often wonder if that wasn't an HCV breeding ground... Thanks for the link.

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This is excellent news!  So many veterans have been impacted by this virus (including my brother).  I'm so glad they will have access to Sovaldi.  I only wish there was some way to treat everyone now.  

 



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"The formulary decision by the VA comes as a panel assembled by the system last month recommended that doctors warehouse hepatitis C patients, putting those with advanced liver disease on Sovaldi first."

"By triaging patients, health care providers can absorb the patient load -- and Sovaldi's cost -- over 10 to 15 years, said Gilead President John Milligan. What's more, the strategy allows those lower-risk patients to receive next-generation treatments under development by Gilead and others."

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http://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2014/05/updated-va-puts-gileads-1000-pill.html

 



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