HEPATITIS C TREATMENT - TREATMENT PLAN, MEASURES TO CONTROL LIVER DAMAGE, MEDICATIONS

Treating Hepatitis C 

Hepatitis C can often be treated successfully by taking a combination of medicines for several months.

If the infection is diagnosed in the early stages, known as acute hepatitis, treatment may not need to begin straight away.

Instead, you may have another blood test after a few months to see if your body fights off the virus.

If the infection continues for several months, known as chronic hepatitis, treatment will usually be recommended.

Your treatment plan

Treatment for hepatitis C involves:

• making lifestyle changes to help prevent further damage to your liver and reduce the risk of spreading the infection
• taking a combination of two or three medications to fight the virus – this is known as combination therapy

You'll normally need to take medication for 12 to 48 weeks. The length of time will depend on the exact medicines you're taking. Your doctor will advise you about this.

During treatment, you should have blood tests to check if your medication is working. If the test shows treatment is having little effect, it may be stopped as further treatment may be of little use.

Lifestyle measures

There are some things you can do to help limit any damage to your liver and prevent the infection spreading to others.

These can include:

• eating a healthy and balanced diet
• exercising regularly
• cutting out alcohol or limiting your intake
• stopping smoking
• keeping personal items, such as toothbrushes or razors, for your own use
• not sharing any needles or syringes with others

For more information, talk to your doctor.

Hepatitis C Medications

• Sofosbuvir
• Daclatasvir
• a combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir
• Ribavirin, etc

Sofovir 400 mg Tablets

Ledifos Sofosbuvir Ledipasvir Tablets

MyDekla 60 mg Daclatasvir

Ribavin 200 mg Capsules