pegasys vs pegintron- Am I missing the obvious?
very confusing indeed. i have been waiting for pegasus to get approval in
canada. it is 'supposed' to be better than the schering product but the
margin of 'better' may not really be enough for you to wait for. i am a
relapser so every extra 5% is worth it. If you are a first time user you
will do well to ask for 'induction' dosing of Schering pegintron with
ribavirin (unless pegasus and ribavirin are available to you). Induction
dosing is the highest does you can stand for 1 month then 'normal' dosing
for the remainder of the term.....which is determined by your initial
response (if you clear the virus early you can get by with a six month
course). always get a good hepatologist to make those recomendations though.
GPs are likely not the best ones to make those choices for you.
IMHO
william
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> this is my first time posting, first I want to thank everyone for the
> support you provide in this group.
> I have seen several posts stating that Pegasys is better than
> pegintron. Is it true? I can't find any info that compares the two
> directly.
> The closest I have found is comparing the pegasys presentation from
> hcvadvocate.org and the info on the pegintron website.
> the presentation about pegasys (from EASL)on hcvadvocate.org, and on
> the page about genotype 1 (I am genotype 1) the overall SVR results
> only info I can find with the same dose) wouldn't this mean that
> pegintron is slightly better? Would I get better results if my doctor
> better? what am i missing?
> sorry if i am missing the obvious, but I can't figure it out, and I am
> trying to decide the best treatment. my doctors appointment is around
> the corner and I want to make sure I understand everything (this stuff
> gets very confusing)
> thx for any all info.
> best of love and hope to all!
> Nancy
