Hep C cure

[Run with scissors]

If you guys haven't heard, there is a drug out currently that claims to cure hep c called harvoni. Though harvoni only works on genotype 1. Another new drug called epclusa claims to cure genotypes 1 through 6.

What are your thoughts and opinions? Does this help you sleep better at night after an exposure? Would workmans comp cover this post exposure?

 

[akflightmedic]

The full 12 week course treatment is right around 100K. And there is no guarantee it will cure the Hep C, however initial studies are favorable it will IF you are Geno 1 and have never had prior treatment, cirrhosis or a transplant.

Whether or not workmans comp would cover this would depend on the size of their risk pool, whether a lawyer is cheaper to shut down the claim, and whether or not they can disprove you contracted Hep C on the job. Quite frankly, this has been the issue for Medical Providers such as ourselves, especially when we are notorious for working a bazillion different healthcare jobs. Where did you acquire initial exposure? You would think that every exposure has been reported to your Safety Officer, however we know that has not always been the case. We also know Hep C could lay dormant for decades which is why some dinosaurs among us are retiring and discovering they have it...all them lovely tattoos on the skin give WC and other insurance providers/employers enough ammo to cast doubt on your claim.

Regardless, it sounds like a decent drug making some decent progress.

 

[Run with scissors]

The full 12 week course treatment is right around 100K. And there is no guarantee it will cure the Hep C, however initial studies are favorable it will IF you are Geno 1 and have never had prior treatment, cirrhosis or a transplant.

Whether or not workmans comp would cover this would depend on the size of their risk pool, whether a lawyer is cheaper to shut down the claim, and whether or not they can disprove you contracted Hep C on the job. Quite frankly, this has been the issue for Medical Providers such as ourselves, especially when we are notorious for working a bazillion different healthcare jobs. Where did you acquire initial exposure? You would think that every exposure has been reported to your Safety Officer, however we know that has not always been the case. We also know Hep C could lay dormant for decades which is why some dinosaurs among us are retiring and discovering they have it...all them lovely tattoos on the skin give WC and other insurance providers/employers enough ammo to cast doubt on your claim.

Regardless, it sounds like a decent drug making some decent progress.

What about the 2nd drug I mentioned? Epclusa®, have you heard anything about it?

 

[akflightmedic]

Did not research that much.

What are YOUR thoughts on both and why?

 

[Run with scissors]

I think it's very promising. Clinical trials claim to achieve a 98% success rate in eliminating hep c detectability from the patient.

And as one of the most infectious blood borne pathogens in healthcare. I think it brings hope and some relief to those people that deal with trauma patients frequently.

And to add a cherry on top. It will prevent cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancers caused by hep c.

And I've been reading some research on vaccines for HIV that they are testing in human trials right now. Not in the US of course. But studies show people that have had the vaccine were 66% less likely to contract HIV than those that were unvaccinated.