Today, I am writing in response to a comment I received yesterday.
This is not a study. The treatment was approved very recently. It was very easy to get. Almost too easy. Because it is so new, the doctor told us that we would probably have to go through an approval process which could take weeks. To get the process started, he sent the prescriptions to the pharmacy. He expected them to be denied and thought the insurance company would require Steve's medical records. But to everyone's shock, a day later I went to the pharmacy for something totally unrelated and was told my husband's prescriptions were ready!
It is a combo-therapy, so Steve takes Alinia, Peginterferon (Pegasys), and Ribavirin. If all goes well, the therapy will last 48 weeks.
Alinia is produced by Romark Laboratories. There is information on their website: http://www.romark.com. There is also an article on The Doctor's Channel that has information on the prior studies: http://www.thedoctorschannel.com/video/1685.html.
I hope this helps. Thanks for the good wishes.
P.S. I am not computer savvy. Is there a way to respond directly to a comment?
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