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(also known as Pegasys)
Pegylated interferon-alpha, in which polyethylene glycol is added to make the interferon last longer in the body, is injected once weekly, rather than three times per week for conventional interferon-alpha. Used in combination with the antiviral drug ribavirin, pegylated interferon produces sustained cure rates of 75% ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Hepatitis C | 241 |
72% |
Overall, 72% (241
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Pegylated Interferon Reviews
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very expensive; was lucky to have medical benefits at the time.
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I'm in week 13 of treatment. It still hasn't gotten easy to give myself the injection. I'm usually exhuasted but my pain has decreased.
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Treatment worked, lots of crappy side-effects. Just so happy that is gone.....
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Viral load was 3,600,000 at treatment start. 0 at four weeks. Discontinued tx at 18 weeks after contracting pneumonia with severe complications.
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Wow, first injection: 8-9 hrs post, had severe abdominal cramps, worse than childbirth! Will try one more...
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It's working, after 3 weeks of treatment, my viral count is 0. The side effects are rough. I am trying to tough it out. I have 28 weeks left.
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Flu like symptoms more than I want to be. No regular sleep patern. Hair loss. Food does not taste the same sometimes even bad. Weight loss.
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failed
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Cleared @ 12 weeks, still clear after 3 years. Daughter is 15, doing treatment now, 14 weeks into 48 week regiment.
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just started so far no nasty side effects other than a headache...yay! but then again too soon to tell as its early stages yet
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I started 11/2006 have had the side effects real bad but i am a strong person to beleive that this will work and when I problem seek higher being
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not as bad as those riba pills their brutal!!!
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makes day to day life rough to cope sometimes, for me its worth it if it works.
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I do a weekly injection of 180mg of pegylated interferon or pegasys. I haven't had any real bad side effects from the pegasys, except being a little more fatigued.
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1a,stage 1 grade 1
started tx on 11/04/06
undetectable since week 4
sides have been tolerable
started tx on 11/04/06
undetectable since week 4
sides have been tolerable
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stopping tx :o(
here's the info on the Vertex front ... News Alert June 9 , 2008 Vertex Reports 52% SVR 12 Rate for a 24-week Telaprevir-based Regimen in G... [More] -
Pegasys vs Peg-Intron
Hey Tattman! What you are on (Infergen) is NOT a pegylated interferon (the 2 pegylated inteferons used for Hep C are listed above) but rather a stand... [More] -
Pegasys vs Peg-Intron
Someone asked this question on a previous discussion: 1) The two types of pegylated interferon approved for use in Hep C are Pegasys (Pegylated inter... [More] -
new drugs
Two Recent Articles Focus on the Use of Telaprevir (VX-950) plus Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Tela... [More] -
new drugs
i Two Recent Articles Focus on the Use of Telaprevir (VX-950) plus Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a (Pegasys) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Te... [More]
