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Pegasys for HBV

Posted by shannon, 2 Replies
Hey ya'll!
My friend, David, is going to start Pegasys to treat his Hep B this week. I have read some scary stuff about the side effects.
has anyone got any experience to share or any advice about handling it?
Thanks,
Shannon Read more »

Info on Pegasys

Posted by shannon, 1 Reply
Hey ya'll!
My friend, David, is going to start Pegasys to treat his Hep B this week. I have read some scary stuff about the side effects.
has anyone got any experience to share or any advice about handling it?
Thanks,
Shannon Read more »

Starting Treatment For Hep B (Scared Silly)

Posted by TennJack
I am starting Pegasys injections for Hep B on 8-2-05 and need all input from as many of you as possible. I have read up on it and it sounds awful. Any feed back would be appreciated! Read more »

Info on Hep B treatment?

Posted by shannon
Hey ya'll!
My friend, David, is going to start Pegasys to treat his Hep B this week. I have read some scary stuff about the side effects.
has anyone got any experience to share or any advice about handling it?
Thanks,
Shannon Read more »

Anyone out there coinfected w/ HIV/HCV?

Posted by AMERIBOI2003, 3 Replies
New to this site and I would like to talk to anyone who may be coinfected w/ HIV/HCV. Anyone who has gone through treatment for HCV. Can answers some questions that I have to help me weigh all of my considerations for treatment. Read more »
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Pegasys?

Dear Dr.Whaever happened to pegasys?Thank you...
Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
Pegasys is still waiting for FDA aproval.The reason for the delay is not any concern about the effectiveness or the safety of the drug ,but issues regarding the production of the drug .FDA also regulates all the steps in production,and the company... Read more »

pegasys

Dear Dr.,I haven't heard anymore about pegasys. I thought it was supposed to be approved May 1.Any Ideas?Thank you...
Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
The combination treatment data of Pegasys-RBV will be presented next week at a meeting in Atlanta.To my knowledge there is an expedited procces going on for aproval.I think that there is good data on efficacy and safety,and the delays are related to... Read more »

Pegasys

Do you know when Pegasys alone and the combo with Rivavirine would be approved?Thanks....
Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
This is the 64000 question!!Half the world is awaiting.The best scenario is the drug to be aproved at the end of this year and available in the first quarter of 2002;the worse, is aproval 1st quarter 2002, and available early summer 2002.Nobody... Read more »

Pegasys Availability

Do you think Pegasys will be available in the fall of 2002?...
Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
Yes.FDA was flooded by requests from patients,physicians,and advocate groups to accelerate their review,and we expect this to happen between September to November of this year.... Read more »
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

European Medicines Agency Approves Roche's Hepatitis C Drug Pegasys to Treat Patients Co-Infected With HCV, HIV

The European Medicines Agency on Thursday approved Roche 's hepatitis C drug Pegasys for the treatment of patients co-infected with HCV and HIV, Reuters reports. EMEA also voiced its support for the treatment of HIV/HCV co-infected people with a... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Roche Hepatitis C Treatment Gains Half of Market Share From Schering-Plough

The hepatitis C drug Pegasys, which is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Roche , has gained half of the market share from Schering-Plough's Peg-Intron hepatitis C treatment after being available for barely one year, the AP/Philadelphia... Read more »
Project Inform

Cautionary Recall of Swabs Used For Fuzeon and Pegasys Announced

A voluntary and cautionary recall of sterile and non-sterile alcohol swabs manufactured by the Triad Group was announced in January 2011. The swabs include alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs and alcohol swabsticks manufactured for various brand names.... Read more »
Proyecto Inform

Se Anuncia Que Como Medida de Precaución se Retiran del Mercado las Toallitas Utilizadas Para el Fuzeon y el Pegasys

En enero de 2011 se anunció la retirada del mercado voluntaria y precautelar de las toallitas de alcohol esterilizadas y no esterilizadas fabricadas por el Triad Group. Esto incluye las toallitas de alcohol y los hisopos de algodón para la... Read more »

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