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Affordable Hepatitis C Medication

13 Aug 2017

Affordable Hepatitis C Medication

Hepatitis C is a disease that is caused when a virus infects the liver. If left untreated, this condition can lead to dangerous health consequences, including cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure. However, with advancements in today’s medicine, Hepatitis C can be completely cured. At full price, these drugs cost can cost as much as $100,000 for a 12-week treatment, but carry a 90% or better cure rate. The medication needed to treat and cure hepatitis C is very expensive and many people don’t know that it’s possible to receive affordable hepatitis C medication. Some of the most popular drugs that are used for hepatitis C treatment include:

Pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN)

Ribavirin (RBV)

VICTRELIS (boceprevir) and INCIVEK (telaprevir)

OLYSIO (simeprevir)

SOVALDI (sofosbuvir)

HARVONI (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir)

In the future, the costs could go down but at the moment the prices are comparable to other expensive disease treatments for cancer, leukemia, and multiple sclerosis. Research suggests that proposals such as allowing Medicare price negotiation, capping out-of-pocket drug costs, importing drugs, and limiting manufacturer’ spending on patient marketing could all result in lower hepatitis C medication costs for patients.

Hepatitis C Treatment Patient Assistance Programs

The good news is that it’s possible to receive affordable hepatitis C medication. Many of the manufacturers of hepatitis C drugs offer prescription assistance programs to patients. The hard part is being accepted into some of these programs. The application process involves a lot of paperwork and must be done correctly at every step. Luckily, at Prescription Assistance 123 we have years of experience in helping patients receive these much-needed hepatitis c medication discounts. We will facilitate and overlook the application process to make sure that you are accepted and receive your affordable hepatitis C medication as soon as possible. Contact us at 888.344.8915 to learn how to get started!