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Title: what does c14 radioactivity mean in harvoni
Post by: 1952brad on October 19, 2016, 05:06:11 pm

what exactly does it mean when the fine print has c14 radioactivity under absorption from the insert in package of generic harvoni, i noticed the name brand harvoni is of course exactly the same.  It is a little unnerving, anyone scientist out there have a clue?

Title: Re: what does c14 radioactivity mean in harvoni
Post by: andrew j on October 19, 2016, 09:35:05 pm

It's technical stuff only, Brad - and nothing to worry about.

A more scientific person than me (that's most people?!) might be able to give you a more comprehensive answer!

Best regards,
A.

Title: Re: what does c14 radioactivity mean in harvoni
Post by: Gaj on October 19, 2016, 11:42:00 pm

Hi Brad,

It doesn't mean that normal Harvoni is radioactive. c14 (Carbon-14) is just the harmless and easily trackable carbon form they incorporated into the Sofosbuvir during the trials to use for tracking the adsorption of the Harvoni. While I suspect they included a specific quantity of Carbon-14 into the Sofosbuvir used in the trials, it is normally all around us in very tiny quantities and a natural part of our diets anyway. You can read more about it below.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating