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Can Chronic Hepatitis C be treated?

Can Chronic Hepatitis C be treated?
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in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery

Apr 19, 2022

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. Liver infection which is long lasting and chronic is usually caused by Hepatitis C virus. It starts as acute hepatitis which begins in the 1st six months from exposure to Hepatitis C virus. In most of the people who get this which is around 85%, the ailment transforms into a long lasting phase which is then known as Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is considered a dangerous disease with increasing prevalence in India.

Numerous of the patients are initially undiagnosed are detected with severe infections when their signs and symptoms begin to show. It is essential that early diagnosis followed by right treatment.

Treatment of Hepatitis C

Treatment of Hepatitis C:
Treatment varies from patient to patient. The treatments for Hepatitis C are transforming fast. Until recent times, the most popular approach was a blend of pills and shots. It most commonly combined a shot of peginterferon or interferon with pills ribavirin and one of many other drugs. The same may lead to some unpleasant side effects. However, the effects and the side effects can differ from patient to patient.
Please note that the patient’s treatment depends on several things including the type of hepatitis C virus they have. Treatment today revolves around direct acting antiviral drugs or DAAs. This medicines are very effective for most patients with hepatitis C and are interferon-free and very often also ribavirin-free. This means that they usually have lesser side effects. The treatments are mostly simpler as they comprise of lesser pills for a shorter duration of time. DAAs are available either as individual drugs or combined with the other medicines in 1 pill. Elbasvir-grazoprevir (Zepatier), ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni) and Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir (Epclusa) are once everyday combination pills.

Patient must consult their doctor regarding the most suitable for them depending upon their medical requirements. These all drugs are very expensive too.

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