Please Help! HEP C on Harvoni, 2 weeks

[wych84]

Hi everyone. I am writing this post on behalf of my dad. He has hepC, genotype 1b. It developed into a liver cancer and after 3 cancer surgeries, he finally got a liver transplant from my brother last year. Soon after the transplant, he relapsed.

Now he finished his 2nd week on Harvoni and entering on his 3rd week. From what I read on the internet (forums, blogs, etc), most people see great results after their 2nd week. But for my dad, his blood results show no much difference in his AST/ALT, virus count.

Is there something wrong? My dad is very anxious because he bought the medicine paying out of pocket (he did not qualify for the support path, he has no insurance), and he bought it at a local pharmacy (not from a major pharmacy such as CVS, Rite aid, etc), and he is doubting about the authenticity of it. (I read it somewhere on the internet that there are fake versions of it...)

I don't know if we are being paranoid, maybe too anxious... but I just wanted to ask if there are people like him who did not show much difference in lab results after 2 weeks of treatment.

Thank you in advance for your help and support.

[ponygirl]

My AST/ALT were the same at day 10 and dropped by lower by week 4. My viral load decreased quickly. But 2 weeks is often not enough time to know how effective the treatment will be in the long run.

[wych84]

Thank you Ponygirl... it is a relief to hear that. Did you finish your treatment?

[ponygirl]

Still on it. Week 6. Next blood work in two weeks.

[ponygirl]

Is your father on Medicaid? In Washington State they are paying for treatment. Your dad is obviously disabled at this time so should be able to get medical for nothing through the state or "ObamaCare" at no cost.

[atomic dog]

If you doubt the authenticity of the Harvoni, contact Gilead and ask for help verifying the source.

[GLCII]

Hello Sorry to hear about your father.

The prescription your dad bought, do the pills look like the one in the picture below? If so, I'd say he got the real thing. If they do look like this pill, tell him to hold on till his second blood test and see what that holds. Most of our blood tests didn't show nondetectable till the 4 week test. Good Luck.

[atomic dog]

If needed, you an reach Gilead, the manufacturer, at the Product Information Inquiries number listed on this web page: http://www.gilead.com/contact