Incivek
Active Ingredient(s): TelaprevirFDA Approved: * May 23, 2011
Pharm Company: * VERTEX PHARMS
Category: Hepatitis
Telaprevir (VX-950), marketed under the brand names Incivek and Incivo, is a pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of hepatitis C co-developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson. It is a member of a class of antiviral drugs known as protease inhibitors.[3] Specifically, telaprevir inhibits the hepatitis C viral enzyme NS3/4A serine protease.[4] Telaprevir is only indicated for use against hepatitis C genotype 1 viral infections and has not been... [wikipedia]
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I am a 59 caucasian male. Have had Hep C for 30 years. Type 1a and 5-million viral load. Will begin triple therapy in tw...
41 REPLIESMale, age 56 here. I was on the Incivek treatment plan and am here to report that I almost died at 9 weeks of treatment....
22 REPLIESHas anyone heard if you have had a liver transplant not to take this medicine? My brother had a liver transplant in Dec....
3 REPLIESi currently have no insurance because im full time student but once i do get insurance how difficult is it to get the me...
3 REPLIEShas anyone had a cure result six post treatment. i find out in two weeks and i cannot find any site that the great cure ...
1 REPLYI'm supposed to be starting treatment with incivek but insurance wouldn't approve it, but did approve victrelis!...
1 REPLYHas anyone heard anything regarding incivek treatment actually accelerating the onset of cirrhosis. I went through the t...
2 REPLIESCan you drink whole milk before you take incivek? ## Incivek has to be taken with fat, to improve absorption in the body...
1 REPLYHas anyone heard if you have had a liver transplant not to take this medicine? My brother had a liver transplant in Dec....