The dosage chart for Venclexta / Venclyxto (venetoclax) is:
First week: 20mg a day
Second week: 50mg a day
Third week: 100mg a day
Fourth week: 200mg a day
Fifth week: 400mg a day
The fifth week and beyond the dosage is 400mg a day.
Venclexta / Venclyxto will come in one month supply bottle.
It will contain 112 tablets, 100mg strength.
What is the price of Venclexta 100mg / Venclyxto 100mg (venetoclax 100mg)?
Specialty drugs in the US and in other developed countries are out of reach for most people.
Especially if they don’t have insurance.
Usually, if you have Medicare or Medicaid (US health systems), then Venclexta will be covered 100%.
Same goes for most European and UK health systems, Venclyxto will be 100% covered.
Most probably your insurance (in Western countries) has covered the cost of Venclexta / Venclyxto.
How is Venclexta 100mg / Venclyxto 100mg (venetoclax 100mg) so Expensive?
According to the New York Times, to develop and manufacture drugs specialty drugs does not have to be that expensive.
Often times, the research (in the US) to develop these drugs are often subsidized by non profits and US grants.
Abbvie spent about $51 million dollars to develop Venclexta in the US
Majority of the money came from non profits and grants (public tax payers money).
Venclexta / Venclyxto has earned Abbvie $1.52 billion dollars one year after its launch.
Like most big pharmaceutical companies want to maximize profit.
Its the same old argument, we are capitalists, we are not European socialists.
There has be a little bit of compassion for basic healthcare.
What is Venclexta 100mg cost / Venclyxto 100mg cost (venetoclax cost) in US, Europe and India?
Venclexta cost for 112, 100mg tablets is $13,172 in the US.
Venclyxto cost for 112, 100mg tablets is $5,040 from Europe.
The cost of generic Venclexta or Venclyxto price in India is only $1395 to $1495 for 100mg, 120 tablets.
Discount pricing of 3+ bottles of Venetoclax is $995 (6+ bottles) to $1295 (3+ bottles)
Shipping via EMS is $45 to $270 (based on the number of bottles)
Shipping via DHL is $350 to $750 payable to Indian customs officials.
Physical delivery by medical courier is $300 (nearby countries to India) to $1800 (North & South America).
*Covid 19 has increased flight prices to all countries near India over 500% to 1000%.
Abbvie has made it challenging for generic Venclexta / Venclyxto from reaching many developing countries.
Shipping for generic Venclexta varies from country to country because of Abbvie Inc patent laws.
Majority of the shipping costs go to customs officials in the sending and receiving countries.
What is Your Human Right to Access Healthcare and Treatment?
According to World Health Organization (WHO) Article 12 on human rights, all people have the right to healthcare and treatment regardless of which country they reside in.
This is our motto and our legal right to give access to Venclexta 100mg / Venclyxto 100mg (venetoclax 100mg) for all global citizens.
We Provide Financial Support for Venclexta 100mg / Venclyxto 100mg (venetoclax 100mg)?
Sunny Pharma will provide Venclexta / Venclyxto price at additional discounts.
Our Patient Assistance Programs can help reduce the cost for Venclexta / Venclyxto (veneotclax).
We will provide Venclexta / Venclyxto 5% above cost, as a discount.
The manufacturer of Venclexta / Venclyxto (venetoclax) provides discounts on 5 bottles or more.
Its primary job is to filter the blood from your digestive system.
So, make it easy on your liver while you go through this healing process.
If you have cirrhosis of the liver, it is more important than ever to avoid salty foods – this includes fast foods.
Try to consume high protein and high caloric (good calories) foods.
Your may feel weak and not have much of an appetite, but its important to nourish your body during this healing process.
Felling tired from hepatitis C, here are some tips to deal with fatigue, read more.
Healthy food for your liver: Hepatitis C
Lets follow a healthy Hep C diet
Like most healthy diets, try to eat lots of green leafy vegetables (spinach), oatmeal (lots of fiber) and broccoli.
Coffee and hep C is okay, 2 to 3 cups can help the recovery of your damaged liver.
Green tea is also good.
Stay away from sugar, try blueberries or cranberries instead.
Enjoy almonds for a snack.
If you like a little spice go for some curry powder, cumin and cinnamon.
Sprinkle a little sage, oregano or rosemary on your meal instead of salt.
Coffee and Hepatitis C
In regards to coffee and hepatitis C, its seems its okay overall.
Just don’t over do it, like having 4 to 10 cups of strong coffee.
Try to eat 4 to 7 small meals a day, make sure you are getting your calories and strength to fight of the virus.
You will be out of the woods soon enough, just hang in there.
How to keep your liver healthy in the mean time.
In the mean time, see a list of some of the foods, medicines, herbs, vitamins and supplements you should try to avoid while going through treatment.
What Foods to avoid for Hep C?
1. Do not drink alcohol (it can speed up damage to your liver cells) 2. Do not use illegal drugs (your liver has to work harder to repair itself) 3. Do not smoke (again your liver has to work hard to remove toxins from smoke)
What herbs and herbal products to avoid for Hep C?
7. Kava 8. Margosa oil 9. Mistletoe 10. Pennyroyal or squaw mint oil 11. Germander 12. Jin Bu Huan 13. Skullcap 14. Chaparral 15. Yohimbe 16. Comfrey, mate and gordolobo yerba teas
What vitamins and supplements to avoid for Hep C?
17. Weight loss products 18. Wieght loss supplements 19. Iron vitamin large doses 20. Vitamin A large doses 21. Vitamin D large doses 22. Vitamin E large doses 23. Vitamin K large doses
What foods to avoid with Hep C?
24. Shellfish 25. Raw oysters 26. Foods with high fat content 27. Foods with high sugar content 28. Foods with high salt content
Even eating a proper diet when your taking hepatitis C treatment like Harvoni, Sovaldi or Epclusa, its real important to stay positive.
Mental fog and depression can creep in.
If you exercise and avoid foods bad for liver hep C, you will live a long and healthy life after your HCV complete treatment.
Best Foods for Hepatitis C Treatment
We have exhausted the list of 28 foods bad for hep C.
Let’s focus on the best foods for hepatitis C treatment.
Having good nutrition is important in our daily lives.
Its more important when you are fighting the hepatitis C virus.
As you go through the hepatitis C treatment process, you may experience side effects.
This is normal.
And your body (and mind) should be in good form.
That’s where the good nutrition comes in.
Best foods for hepatitis C treatment are the following:
Yes, many Americans directly funded the development of sofosbuvir.
If it wasn’t $1000 a pill for sofosbuvir (Sovaldi), then most people wouldn’t care.
But, because its so expensive, we have no option to dissect this very important topic that affects so many lives.
Michael Sofia, sold his company, Pharmasset, in 2011 to Gilead Sciences for $11.2 billion dollars.
Contrast that with Jonas Salk, he gave away the polio vaccine patent to everyone for free.
If Gilead was not a publicly traded company, we as the public would have a hard time figuring any of this out.
Gilead made $22.5 billion dollars in less than two years selling Sovaldi and Harvoni in the US.
There is something else that needs to be mentioned.
Many with hepatitis C patients died because they couldn’t afford the price of Harvoni or the price of Sovaldi.
When these hep C treatments first came out, insurance denied 85% of all patient request.
Doesn’t give you good feeling about insurance companies.
Lawsuits were filed against the Federal government for limiting access to Sovaldi and Harvoni
During this period, we were very fortunate to help facilitate access to affordable hepatitis C treatment from India.
We were able to serve people from around the world get hep C meds at a very low price.
US Federal Law and Infectious Diseases like HCV
So, far we know a few things why the cost of Harvoni is so much.
First, Sofia sold the patent of sofosbuvir and his company (Pharmasset) to Gilead Sciences for billions of dollars.
Second, Gilead had to recoup their investment from the acquisition of Pharmasset.
Third is, US Federal law mandates that an infectious disease like hepatitis C must be treated at all costs.
Otherwise the US government would be liable for not containing an infectious disease.
As a result, Gilead took advantage of this situation.
They priced Harvoni and Sovali from $84,000 to $198,000 for 12 weeks to 24 weeks of treatment.
Again why so expensive?
States had a legal burden to provide treatment for the hepatitis C patients under their care.
Regardless of cost.
With that said, Gilead made billions of dollars in a couple of years.
Gilead Sciences CEO John Milligan “We price our medicine on the country’s ability to pay.”
Harvoni Cost is Based on the Ability to Pay
Fourth and most important reason is if a person has the ability to pay for the treatment with the help of insurance or not, then price it accordingly.
It can be simplified to mean, if you want to live, cough up the dough.
The price of life.
Most people don’t have the ability to pay $94,000 for 84 tablets to get cured for hepatitis C, so they relied on their insurers to carry them through.
Unfortunately, only 23% of patients applied to get coverage for Harvoni got approved.
Your copay for Harvoni would be anywhere around $18,000 to $38,000, that varied from insurer to insurer.
Most insurers did not cover the cost of hepatitis C drugs because it was too expensive, unless it was life threatening.
And sometimes it was too late for patients.
Gilead Sciences CEO stated “We price the cost of the meds based on the ability of the country to pay.”
Some smart folks from Harvard said, that these drugs can be paid of with a loan, like a mortgage.
Pay the money back in an installment plan.
Sure if it was maybe $5,000 to $10,000.
Not, $84,000 to $198,000.
But why?
Is this America or Communist China?
No! This is not communist China.
Its America!
We have the right to make as much money as we can, as Americans.
The American dream right.
WRONG!
Remember, according to the National Institute of Health, American tax payers funded the research and discovery of sofosbuvir.
Essentially it cost Americans $60.9 million dollars to discover sofosbuvir.
There are approximately 5 million people living with hepatitis C in the US.
If you run the numbers, each HCV infected person paid only $12.18 for sofosbuvir.
We’ll get in to the cost of manufacturing next.
This will be a HUGE surprise for most readers.
Actual cost of Harvoni
The real cost to make Harvoni is laughable.
Sofosbuvir 400mg and ledipasvir 90mg purchased in large quantities and manufactured would cost approximately $0.36 for 84 tablets.
Just round it way up to one US dollar.
Then 10X it.
You can charge $10 for 84 tablets, saved more lives from the beginning and reduce the monetary burden on state healthcare systems (5 state healthcare budgets went bust because of Harvoni).
Michael Sofia could have been a billionaire even if the price was only $10 per treatment.
Salk did the right thing by making the patent free and clear for the polio vaccine.
“Big Pharma” is not going to stop maximizing profits anytime in the near future.
However, we will do our best to make sure you can buy Harvoni, Sovaldi, Epclusa, Daklinza and any other medicine at an affordable price.
More Reading on Harvoni & Hep C Meds
Gilead Sciences Hep C Drugs
We need to understand Gilead Sciences is a multi billion dollar company that manufactures hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and influenza drugs.
To make a several billion dollars a year in profit will come from the individuals that pay for their patented drugs from around the world.
Gilead Sciences is not a charity and they are very smart in pricing their drugs to maximize profit.
How much does Harvoni cost in India?
Harvoni manufacturer Gilead Sciences lost the patent fight in India to monopolize the hepatitis C treatment market.
The demand for Harvoni when it was first introduced around December 6th 2015, was being sold for 4 to 5 times the retail price due to high demand.
Many American hepatitis C patients came to India to purchase Harvoni drug for their friends and families for a fraction of the price.
Harvoni price in the US was $94,000, and for one Harvoni tablet cost $1119.
That’s a real expensive pill to swallow! Harvoni tablet price in India is about $5 to $10 and is getting more affordable everyday.
Historically many Americans would often buy expensive medicine in Mexico, our Southern neighbor.
Harvoni cost in Mexico was about $48,000 for 84 tablets, 12 weeks treatment.
Hep C treatment in Mexico was not only out of reach for Mexicans but also Americans trying to get a bargain.
Another very popular hep C treatment, Sovaldi price or sofosbuvir price in Mexico was equally expensive about $74,000 about a $10,000 discount compared to what it was sold for in the US.
Why is Harvoni price so expensive?
The number one reason news media and journalists around the country agree on is the research and development that goes in to making Harvoni cost so expensive.
We at Sunny Pharma understand a lot of research and development was put in to discovering sofosbuvir, but after doing our own research, we found out we were completely wrong.
A medical chemist named Michael Sofia invented the drug while working for Pharmasset and a VA hospital.
Pharmasset was bought out by Gilead Sciences for $11.2 billion in 2012.
Some believe it was actually discovered at the VA hospital and the invention of sofosbuvir belongs to the US government.
The Gilead hep C drug went through clinical trials that same year and US FDA approved it to treat hepatitis C.
This still doesn’t explain Harvoni cost, the truth is big money was behind this deal, like Gilead’s investment bankers like Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Baraclay’s bank.
Sovaldi price was set at $84,000 because state health departments could handle the price (some what) and Gilead would profit heavily from it.
Which they did.
Price is about recouping investments and costs from the purchase of Pharmasset.
And business 101, maximize profit.
Gilead made $48 billion dollars in 4 years with their hepatitis C medicines, Sovaldi, Harvoni and Epclusa.
What is the drug Harvoni used to treat?
Harvoni is a drug that is made of ledipasvir 90mg and sofosbuvir 400mg to treat hepatitis C virus.
Harvoni treats hepatitis C genotypes 1, 4, 5 and 6.
It can be used in combination for some genotypes with weight based ribavirin.
What are the side effects of Harvoni?
There are very few if any side effects of Harvoni, a little head fog, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, and diarrhea.
Most hep C patients don’t have any side effects.
The most common Harvoni side effects documented was fatigue and headache, 16% and 11% respectively.
Is Harvoni a pill or an injection?
Harvoni is a pill taken orally once a day for 84 days or 12 weeks to treat hepatitis C and has a very high cure rate of 95% to 99%.
Can you drink alcohol while taking Harvoni?
It is strongly not advised to drink any form of alcohol when taking Harvoni, Sovaldi, Epclusa, Daklinza, Vosevi, Zepatier and other hep C meds.
Since most hepatitis C patients liver is compromised due to the hepatitis C virus, to drink alcohol is like like throwing gasoline on a fire.
All alcohol is processed by the liver.
When you are trying to kill the hep C virus with Harvoni, drinking alcohol is counter acting the treatment and damaging the liver at the same time.
Not advised to drink alcohol while on any hep C treatment.
How long does Harvoni take to work?
Most hepatitis C patients have documented that they feel much better after 7 to 14days after taking Harvoni tablets.
This data does not represent all hepatitis C patients.
It is important to note that some patients may take weeks and even more than 3 months depending on their viral load and what genotype they have.
However, generally speaking, most hep C patients feel much better after 14 days of treatment with the once a day pill Harvoni.
According to clinical trials data, the most common side effect of ledipasvir sofosbuvir (Harvoni) were slight headaches and tiredness (fatigue).
Its time to let go of hep C and start a new life with more energy and vigor.
Do not let Harvoni cost be barrier to the new you.
Want to talk to a health advocate about reducing Harvoni cost?
Sunny Pharma USA:
Address: 6251 La Jolla Scenic Dr S, La Jolla, California, USA 92037
Before we jump in to the details of these side effects of Harvoni long term.
Harvoni is direct acting antiviral that treats hepatitis C
Its a combination drug, ledipasvir 90mg and sofosbuvir 400mg, also called generic Harvoni.
It was made available in 2014 by the manufacturer Gilead Sciences.
Warning: you should not drink alcohol while you are on Harvoni treatment.
Often it was prescribed for HCV genotypes 1, 4, 5 or 6.
Usually to treat chronic hepatitis C (sometimes acute HCV cases).
What that means is someone with a viral load of 800,000 virus parts per ml has chronic hepatitis C.
If you don’t have that kind of viral load, most probably your doctor will not prescribe hepatitis C treatment.
First reason is its too expensive, so the doctor usually delays treatment.
That’s the protocol to follow from insurance companies.
So, in a way we can’t really blame the doctors.
As of 2021, more people are getting approved for hep C meds.
That is good news, compared to just a few years ago.
I guess the insurance companies got sick of the lawsuits for not providing life saving treatment.
Its time for us to look at some numbers.
That will give us a better idea on the dangers of Harvoni if any.
What does the FDA say about long term side effects of Harvoni?
Are these side effects long lasting or they just last a few weeks or months after treatment.
From clinical studies we have found there are really no significant side effects.
However, that is not to say there are none.
Drugs interactions and contraindications do vary from individual to individual.
Most drug interactions, after clinical trials, usually don’t harm the person taking them.
If they did, our FDA would not approve them, for the most part.
*Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir 400mg) have been approved for pediatric patients.
So, with that said the long term effects of Harvoni or little to none for most patients.
We still believe its up to your healthcare team to determine if and when you should take Harvoni.
Risk versus rewards based on your overall health status.
What is more dangerous, Harvoni or Ibuprofen?
Your gut instinct would say Harvoni.
In the US, 16,000 people died from taking the over the counter pain killer ibuprofen in 2020.
The point is modern medicine can be fatal, for a few.
Again, this is all relative to the number of people that take ibuprofen
Millions of people across the US take ibuprofen everyday.
FDA is not going to ban ibuprofen for a small number of people that die from improper use and abuse.
Any medication that adversely affects large numbers in clinical trials, will not be approved by the FDA.
What does the data suggest about harmful effects of Harvoni?
We have to look at all the data before we make the decision to take Harvoni.
So, its not just black and white.
A report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), in 2016, found that 524 cases of liver failure (121 cases from Harvoni) were due to direct acting antivirals.
Harvoni contributed to severe liver injury for 1054 cases.
FDA has stated that these findings are not conclusive.
And that should not influence prescribing Harvoni.
How many deaths from hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C kills about 400,000 people a year around the world.
It kills more than any other infectious disease on the planet.
Most people die from liver cancer or cirrhosis of the liver.
Often times, Harvoni and other direct acting antivirals are not prescribed.
If and when it is prescribed, it maybe too late and Harvoni can’t do the job.
The liver damage maybe irreversible.
Yes, time is of the essence for many people with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis.
Many factors are involved and its the doctors job to make the call.
Sometimes, the decision to go ahead and take the medicine works out.
In other situations it doesn’t, unfortunately.
That’s the sad price we have to pay as friends & family.
Screening for hepatitis C for baby boomers and those in high risk communities should be mandated in policy.
Only then we can prevent fatalities due to complications of hepatitis C.
Note: If you experience any side effects from Harvoni or any hepatitis C medications that feel overwhelming, please contact your healthcare provider immediately.
Although there are some common side effects while taking Harvoni, many of the patients in the clinical trials were taking it with Ribavirin.
Throughout the trials, studies show that patients taking Ribavirin are more likely to have side effects.
There has been thousands of Harvoni users that claimed they had few side effects if any.
The percentage of patients that discontinue treatment due to intensity of side effects is less than 1%.
Less Common
Dizziness
Mild depression
Loss of appetite
Trouble concentrating (Brain fog)
Feeling of discouragement
Headaches & Dizziness
Headaches are the most common side effect noted by patients who take Harvoni.
Up to 29% of patients have experienced headaches, but some say they are fairly mild.
Dizziness from taking the drug is not as common, only affecting around 1% to 10%.
Physical Weakness & Fatigue
These are some of the most commonly reported effects that can be experienced.
Asthenia (physical weakness) is the most common of all side effects.
Reportedly around 39% of patients have experienced asthenia during treatment, while only 18% had a feeling of fatigue or tiredness.
Coughing & Dyspnea
Up to 11% of patients have experienced coughing.
Dyspnea (trouble breathing) is reported in 1% to 10%.
Insomnia, Irritability & Depression
Depression is not very common, but has been reported during clinical trials.
Only 1% reported having a feeling of emptiness or depression.
Many patients who did experience these feelings also battled with depression in the past.
Inability to sleep (insomnia) and irritability are known to be more common, but still reported in as little as 3% to 6%.
Nausea & Diarrhea
Nausea and diarrhea are more common side effects of Harvoni, but it only affects about 3% to 7%. Rates of people who experience this tend to rise with longer treatments.
Want to talk to a health care advocate about Harvoni side effects long term?
Sunny Pharma USA:
Address: 6251 La Jolla Scenic Dr S, La Jolla, California, USA 92037
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can also begin as acute infections, but in some people, the virus remains in the body, resulting in chronic disease and long-term liver problems.
There are vaccines to prevent Hepatitis A and B; however, there is not one for Hepatitis C.
If a person has had one type of viral hepatitis in the past, it is still possible to get the other types.
What is Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver.
It results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the blood of an infected person.
Hepatitis C can be either “acute” or “chronic.”
Its best to get tested for hepatitis C.
Acute Hepatitis C virus infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first 6 months after someone is exposed to the Hepatitis C virus.
For most people, acute infection leads to chronic infection.
Chronic Hepatitis C virus infection is a long-term illness that occurs when the Hepatitis C virus remains in a person’s body.
Hepatitis C virus infection can last a lifetime and lead to serious liver problems, including cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or liver cancer.
These are just some of the long term effects of hepatitis C.
Long Term Effects of Hep C:
How common is acute Hepatitis C in the United States?
In 2014, there were an estimated 30,500 cases of acute hepatitis C virus infections reported in the United States.
How common is chronic Hepatitis C in the United States?
An estimated 2.7-3.9 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C.
How likely is it that acute Hepatitis C will become chronic?
Approximately 75%–85% of people who become infected with Hepatitis C virus develop chronic infection.
Hepatitis C Transmission / Exposure
How is Hepatitis C spread?
Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected.
Today, most people become infected with the Hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs. Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, Hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
People can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus during such activities as
Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs
Needle stick injuries in health care settings
Being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C
Less commonly, a person can also get Hepatitis C virus infection through
Sharing personal care items that may have come in contact with another person’s blood, such as razors or toothbrushes
Having sexual contact with a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus
Long term effects of Hepatitis C
Can Hepatitis C be spread through sexual contact?
Yes, but the risk of transmission from sexual contact is believed to be low.
The risk increases for those who have multiple sex partners, have a sexually transmitted disease, engage in rough sex, or are infected with HIV.
More research is needed to better understand how and when Hepatitis C can be spread through sexual contact.
Can you get Hepatitis C by getting a tattoo or piercing?
However, transmission of Hepatitis C (and other infectious diseases) is possible when poor infection-control practices are used during tattooing or piercing.
Body art is becoming increasingly popular in the United States, and unregulated tattooing and piercing are known to occur in prisons and other informal or unregulated settings.
Further research is needed to determine if these types of settings and exposures are responsible for Hepatitis C virus transmission.
Can Hepatitis C be spread within a household?
Yes, but this does not occur very often.
If Hepatitis C virus is spread within a household, it is most likely a result of direct, through-the-skin exposure to the blood of an infected household member.
How should blood spills be cleaned from surfaces to make sure that Hepatitis C virus is gone?
Any blood spills — including dried blood, which can still be infectious — should be cleaned using a dilution of one part household bleach to 10 parts water.
Gloves should be worn when cleaning up blood spills.
How long does the Hepatitis C virus survive outside the body?
The Hepatitis C virus can survive outside the body at room temperature, on environmental surfaces, for up to 3 weeks.
What are ways Hepatitis C is not spread?
Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing.
It is also not spread through food or water.
Who is at risk for Hepatitis C?
Some people are at increased risk for Hepatitis C, including:
Current injection drug users (currently the most common way Hepatitis C virus is spread in the United States)
Past injection drug users, including those who injected only one time or many years ago
Recipients of donated blood, blood products, and organs (once a common means of transmission but now rare in the United States since blood screening became available in 1992)
People who received a blood product for clotting problems made before 1987
Hemodialysis patients or persons who spent many years on dialysis for kidney failure
People who received body piercing or tattoos done with non-sterile instruments
People with known exposures to the Hepatitis C virus, such as
Children born to mothers infected with the Hepatitis C virus
Less common risks include:
Having sexual contact with a person who is infected with the Hepatitis C virus
Sharing personal care items, such as razors or toothbrushes, that may have come in contact with the blood of an infected person
What is the risk of a pregnant woman passing Hepatitis C to her baby?
Hepatitis C is rarely passed from a pregnant woman to her baby.
About 4 of every 100 infants born to mothers with Hepatitis C become infected with the virus.
However, the risk becomes greater if the mother has both HIV infection and Hepatitis C.
Can a person get Hepatitis C from a mosquito or other insect bite?
Hepatitis C virus has not been shown to be transmitted by mosquitoes or other insects.
Can I donate blood, organs, or semen if I have Hepatitis C?
No, if you ever tested positive for the Hepatitis C virus (or Hepatitis B virus), experts recommend never donating blood, organs, or semen because this can spread the infection to the recipient.
Some people, however, can have mild to severe symptoms soon after being infected, including:
Fever
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Dark urine
Clay-colored bowel movements
Joint pain
Jaundice (yellow color in the skin or eyes)
How soon after exposure to Hepatitis C do symptoms appear?
If symptoms occur, the average time is 6–7 weeks after exposure, but this can range from 2 weeks to 6 months.
However, many people infected with the Hepatitis C virus do not develop symptoms.
Can a person spread Hepatitis C without having symptoms?
Yes, even if a person with Hepatitis C has no symptoms, he or she can still spread the virus to others.
Is it possible to have Hepatitis C and not know it?
Yes, many people who are infected with the Hepatitis C virus do not know they are infected because they do not look or feel sick.
What are the symptoms of chronic Hepatitis C?
Most people with chronic Hepatitis C do not have any symptoms.
However, if a person has been infected for many years, his or her liver may be damaged.
In many cases, there are no symptoms of the disease until liver problems have developed.
In persons without symptoms, Hepatitis C is often detected during routine blood tests to measure liver function and liver enzyme (protein produced by the liver) level.
How serious is chronic Hepatitis C?
Chronic Hepatitis C is a serious disease.
It can result in long-term health problems:
including liver damage,
l iver failure,
liver cancer, or
even death.
It is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation in the United States.
Approximately 19,000 people die every year from Hepatitis C related liver disease.
What are the long-term effects of Hepatitis C?
Of every 100 people infected with the Hepatitis C virus, about
75–85 people will develop chronic Hepatitis C virus infection; of those,
60–70 people will go on to develop chronic liver disease
5–20 people will go on to develop cirrhosis over a period of 20–30 years
1–5 people will die from cirrhosis or liver cancer
Hepatitis C Tests
Can a person have normal liver enzyme (e.g., ALT) results and still have Hepatitis C?
Yes. It is common for persons with chronic Hepatitis C to have a liver enzyme level that goes up and down, with periodic returns to normal or near normal.
Some infected persons have liver enzyme levels that are normal for over a year even though they have chronic liver disease.
If the liver enzyme level is normal, persons should have their enzyme level re-checked several times over a 6–12 month period.
If the liver enzyme level remains normal, the doctor may check it less frequently, such as once a year.
Who should get tested for Hepatitis C?
Talk to your doctor about being tested for Hepatitis C if any of the following are true:
born from 1945 through 1965
current or former injection drug user, even if you injected only one time or many years ago.
were treated for a blood clotting problem before 1987.
received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992.
are on long-term hemodialysis treatment.
have abnormal liver tests or liver disease.
work in health care or public safety and were exposed to blood through a needlestick or other sharp object injury.
are infected with HIV.
If you are pregnant, should you be tested for Hepatitis C?
No, getting tested for Hepatitis C is not part of routine prenatal care.
However, if a pregnant woman has risk factors for Hepatitis C virus infection, she should speak with her doctor about getting tested.
What blood tests are used to test for Hepatitis C?
Several different blood tests are used to test for Hepatitis C.
A doctor may order just one or a combination of these tests.
Typically, a person will first get a screening test that will show whether he or she has developed antibodies to the Hepatitis C virus.
(An antibody is a substance found in the blood that the body produces in response to a virus.)
Having a positive antibody test means that a person was exposed to the virus at some time in his or her life.
If the antibody test is positive, a doctor will most likely order a second test to confirm whether the virus is still present in the person’s bloodstream.
Acute infection can clear on its own without treatment in about 25% of people.
If acute hepatitis C is diagnosed, treatment does reduce the risk that acute hepatitis C will become a chronic infection.
Acute hepatitis C is treated with the same medications used to treat chronic Hepatitis C.
However, the optimal treatment and when it should be started remains uncertain.
Can chronic Hepatitis C be treated?
Yes. There are several medications available to treat chronic Hepatitis C, including new treatments that appear to be more effective and have fewer side effects than previous options.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains a complete list of approved treatments for Hepatitis C.
Is it possible to get over Hepatitis C?
Yes, approximately 15%–25% of people who get Hepatitis C will clear the virus from their bodies without treatment and will not develop chronic infection.
Experts do not fully understand why this happens for some people.
What can a person with chronic Hepatitis C do to take care of his or her liver?
People with chronic Hepatitis C should be monitored regularly by an experienced doctor.
Patients need to understand the long term effects of hepatitis C right away.
They should avoid alcohol because it can cause additional liver damage.
They also should check with a health professional before taking any prescription pills, supplements, or over-the-counter medications, as these can potentially damage the liver.
If liver damage is present, a person should check with his or her doctor about getting vaccinated against Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.
Hep C Vaccination?
Is there a vaccine that can prevent Hepatitis C?
Not yet. Vaccines are available only for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.
Research into the development of a hep C vaccine is under way.
Hepatitis C and Employment
The HCV infected should not be excluded from work, school, play, child care, or other settings because they have Hepatitis C.
There is no evidence that people can get Hepatitis C from food handlers, teachers, or other service providers without blood-to-blood contact.
Hepatitis C and Co-infection with HIV
What is HIV and Hepatitis C virus co-infection?
HIV and Hepatitis C virus co-infection is when both diseases are present.
Co-infection is more common in persons who inject drugs.
In fact, 50%–90% of HIV-infected persons who use injection drugs are also infected with the Hepatitis C virus.
Summary of Hepatitis C Facts
Twenty-five percent of people with HIV also have HCV.
Two to 10 percent of people with HCV also have HBV.
HCV tends to progress faster in people with HIV.
HCV is one of the top causes of liver disease, liver transplants, and the leading cause of death from liver disease.
About 75 percent of adults with HCV are of the “baby boomer” generation.
Chronic liver disease, which is often due to HCV, is a leading cause of death for African Americans.
Rates of chronic HCV are higher for African Americans than for people of other ethnicity.
HCV is not transmitted through coughing, sneezing, or being in close proximity to someone with HCV.
HCV doesn’t pass through breast milk.
How to Avoid Long Term Effects of Hepatitis C?
screen for hep C
get a HCV test
if positive find the genotype
get the treatement
complete the treatment
get retested
get cured.
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One of the largest organs in the human body, hep c treatment cost and certainly one of the most important, hep C treatment cost the liver performs over five hundred functions vital to survival and good health.
It stores vitamins, sugars and fats.
It builds, regulates and maintains necessary body chemicals, and it removes waste products from the blood.
The liver also breaks down harmful substances such as toxins.
At any given moment, thirteen percent of your blood supply is moving through this important organ.
The liver is a durable organ; it’s the only one in the human body that is capable of regenerating itself.
It can continue to function after three fourths of it has been destroyed.
It’s also well protected, nestled behind the lower right ribs.
However, certain disease and medical conditions can severely compromise the organ’s ability to perform its
essential duties.
Damage to the liver, from hepatitis, cirrhosis or cancer for example, can lead to life-threatening conditions.
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Most people are familiar with infant jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes in newborns.
Bilirubin is a pigment created as the liver processes waste products, and is usually excreted.
Excess levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream cause infant jaundice.
While in the newborn the condition usually resolves itself without any need for generic Harvoni, jaundice in an adult indicates a serious medical problem.
Bilirubin: Excess bilirubin causes jaundice, a condition that can result from several different medical conditions.
Two possible tests are available.
Total bilirubin counts all bilirubin in the bloodstream, while direct bilirubin only counts the amount that has been processed by the liver.
Albumin: Albumin is the main protein produced by the liver. Low levels of albumin indicate that something is inhibiting the protein’s production.
GGT Test: GGT (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) is an enzyme that plays a role in the metabolism of amino acids in the bile ducts, liver and kidneys.
AST, ALT and ALP Tests: AST and ALT are enzymes that are elevated by the organ damage found in hepatitis, for example.
Elevation of the ALP enzyme, which may also accompany hepatitis, suggests another type of organ damage causing blockage of bile flow as is seen in primary biliary cirrhosis.
Doctors use these enzyme values to aid in the diagnostic procedure.
Liver Disorder Terms You Should Know:
Your doctor may use the following terms to describe certain conditions.
Some of these terms are conditions in themselves, while others are complications of primary conditions.
All are serious and require medical intervention.
Without medical attention, the consequences can be fatal.
Ascites: the buildup of unnecessary fluid in the abdomen (the peritoneal cavity). It is often a symptom of cirrhosis.
Hepatic Encephalopathy: damage to the brain or nervous system caused by excess amounts of ammonia in the blood that result from liver disorders.
Symptoms can include dementia, confusion, severe mood changes and even coma.
Hepatomegaly: enlargement of the liver.
Hepatomegaly can occur as a result of heart failure, cancer, alcohol or infection.
In severe cases of hepatomegaly, the liver can easily be felt several inches below the rib cage.
Portal Hypertension: often a result of cirrhosis, portal hypertension occurs when blood flow into the liver, through the portal vein, is compromised.
As the blood flow is constricted, blood pressure in the vein rises.
Esophageal varices may form as a result: they are abnormally dilated veins in the esophagus that are at risk for life-threatening bleeding.
Most if not all liver disorders can be avoided.
First, if you do test positive for hepatitis C, get yourself treated right away.
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