Can I Have Anti Viral Medication When My Lab Work For Hepatits-C Came Back Abnormal?

Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2018

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Question : i had my lab work done HEP -C came back abnormal this has happened before but i have less that the detectible viral load count what about taking something like EPCLUSA to not have HEP C or what to do ?

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you could start anti viral.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Yes, if titre is increasing gradually then its a good idea to start using the medication. Basically cure rate is more then 94% and the drug act by making it difficult for virus to synthesize protein.

So yes you could start it under the doses prescribed by your primary consultant.
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