The Liver department at The London Clinic treats many patients each year with the Hepatitis C viral infection. Treatment can be challenging, with success depending on which genotype (strain) of hepatitis C you have. New drug treatments are now available to boost success rates significantly. Treatment of chronic hepatitis C is important as clearing the virus from the body can prevent long-term liver damage, such as cirrhosis (irreversible scarring of the liver), liver failure and liver cancer.
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To help treat the hepatitis C virus
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The standard therapy that we offer is:
- Pegylated interferon (an injection of a protein to stimulate the immune system to attack virus cells. This involves you making a small injection yourself once a week. You can be shown how to do this by a Specialist Hepatitis C Nurse.
- Ribavirin: antiviral tablets that are active against the spread of hepatitis C in the body.
This treatment can clear the hepatitis C virus from the body in 80-90 % of cases if treatment is started soon after exposure, and if the infection is caused by genotypes 2 or 3 of the hepatitis C virus. Find out more about the genotypes of hepatitis C.
If the infection is due to any of the other 4 genotypes, or if treatment is started once the infection has become chronic, clearance of the virus is greatly reduced. New hope for hepatitis C patients
In 2011, 2 new drugs were approved to treat people with hepatitis C. This is a significant advance, as these are the first new treatments to be approved in the USA or Europe for 20 years.
- Victrelis (Boceprevir®) available in the UK since July 2011when it was passed for approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
- Telaprevir (Incivek®) was also approved by the EMA in the late summer of 2011 and can now be added to the standard therapy for patients with hepatitis C in our outpatient clinic.
Both these drugs have been shown to significantly increase the chances of clearing the virus in some cases of Hepatitis C infection. Side effects of hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C infection can cause no symptoms but treatment with interferon can produce several side effects:
- Tiredness and irritability
- Mood swings
- Concentration difficulties
- An itchy rash
- Mild anaemia
- Lack of interest in food
- Poor sleep.
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Where possible, we’ll provide a fixed-price package for your hospital care. This covers your hospital stay, nursing, and use of our facilities, giving you a clear guide to what those costs will be.
- Pre-op assessment
- Hospital stay, nursing care and meals
- Tests, scans and physio during your stay
- Take-home medication (up to 5 days)
- Post-op follow-up appointments
- Standard equipment or prosthesis (if needed)
- Unplanned extended stay or ITU (if clinically required)
- Initial consultation and any tests done during it
- Consultant and anaesthetist fees (quoted separately)
- Physio or therapy before or after your stay
- Diagnostics before admission (unless agreed in your plan)
- Specialist medication beyond 5 days
- Ambulance transport or bespoke prosthetics
Your consultant’s fees are quoted separately and shared directly by their office after your consultation. These professional fees cover the time, expertise, and care provided by your consultant before, during, and after your treatment. See our full terms and conditions
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If you choose to pay for your treatment at The London Clinic over 12 months, you can make use of a great 0% interest option and pay nothing extra. Or you can choose to pay over two to five years at 14.9% APR.
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