Telaprevir User Reviews & Ratings

• Mar...
• March 23, 2012

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "My insurance covered almost all of it. The medication works. Hep C undetectable after just 23 days, again at 12 weeks. So far, so good. Extreme itching with Incivek withdrawal for 3 days. Scratched my skin until it bled. Ice-cold water helped, and nothing else. After 3 days, itching was gone. Mentally, the Incivek had my brain in a fog for the entire 12 weeks. Had two car wrecks back to back and had to stop driving. Overall, I would still highly recommend this medicine due to its effectiveness. What is 12 weeks in comparison to the rest of my life? I am Hep C free."

• Anonymous
• April 4, 2012

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "I stopped taking Incivek 3 days ago, and I am itching, itching, itching. My eyelids, hands, feet, legs, every area on my body itches. I took a Benadryl, and the itching went away and came back. Am I having withdrawals from Incivek? No complaints, though, just wondering because this medicine is a miracle. I am now Hep C free. Just hoping the itching would stop soon."

• She...
• August 8, 2013

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "It was my third treatment for Hep C, and I started treatment in January 2012 and ended in December 2012. Incivek was invented in 2011 and was one of three medications (the first two treatments were Ribavirin and Pegasys only). I was on, and after 4 weeks of starting treatment, I was undetectable from the disease. I did have problems with my hemoglobin and had to get two blood transfusions and a Procrit shot weekly (which cost me the majority of my out-of-pocket payment). I have had 2 blood tests since finishing treatment, and the first was undetectable, and I am waiting for the 2nd test. My doctor said if this blood test comes up undetectable, I am cured! THANK GOD FOR THE INVENTION OF INCIVEK."

• JAG...
• October 15, 2016

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "Test positive for Hep-C, genotype 1b in 1996, 41 years old. Three treatments of ribavirin and interferon, viro-load went down and returned. Fourth treatment added Incivek to the list. No viro-load at 30 days or at 48 weeks. Started feeling faint and pain in chest. Doctor said heart murmur, checked past records and talked to doctors. No murmurs in history. At post 6 months, viro-load 10,000. At post 4 years, viro-load 65,900, I guess that's better than the millions it once was. Doctors say the murmur is a lot worse. Waiting for ECHO results. 61 years old."

• bar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 25, 2013

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "The doctor took me off of the Incivek after 7 weeks. My hemoglobins were at 14.4 when the therapy started and went down to 5.9! I had two blood transfusions, which after the second transfusion brought me up to the high 9's low 10's, and they seemed to hold their own after discontinuing the Incivek. Guess the 7 weeks was long enough, though. Every check so far I have been virus-free. I'm still to do my 6-month check, but so far so good, and I am very confident that the virus is gone. After taking me off the Incivek and adjusting the other meds, I ended up having to do therapy for 48 weeks instead of the original 24 weeks."

• Mur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 2, 2012

For Hepatitis C "Genotype: 1b Viral load: 7.1 million Age: 28, male. Weight: 76 kg After just 23 days, HCV RNA is undetected Today is 31. Day of my treatment and still no side effects... I used probiotics and artichoke extract, fish oil as supplements ALT and AST values are decreased to 23 and 18 everything is fine right now I hope it will continue this way. 08:00. 2 x 375 mg telaprevir, 3 x 200 mg ribavirin, probiotics, fish oil, artichoke extract 16:00. 2 x 375 mg telaprevir 20:00. 3 x 200 mg ribavirin 24:00 2 x 375 mg telaprevir I take telaprevir with an olive oiled bread to maximize efficiency."

• cid...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 26, 2013

For Hepatitis C "I am now a three time partial responder, my experiance with telaprevir started real well. I had a 6 week interferon lead in and was undetectable after 10 weeks at week 12. I suddenly broke out in the most awful rash with itchy red raised blotches EVERYWHERE so that ended that and was switched to boceplivir. "

• Rik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 26, 2016

For Hepatitis C "Powerful stuff, was non detected within 4 weeks and stayed that way. The fat consumption burden and mostly the rectal side effects and rash was no picnic. Glad it has been replaced, but mostly glad it worked. Insurance covered the cost but copayment was high for interferon. PAN grant helped."

• Anonymous
• February 4, 2012

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "Very, very instrumental in helping to remove my Hepatitis C, which it did, along with Pegysys and Ribavirin. I'm virus-free as of this date, maintaining to keep it away."

• Anonymous
• May 5, 2012

Incivek (telaprevir) for Hepatitis C "8 weeks post-treatment, Hep C virus-free after 3 weeks on medication. Total of 4 months Hep C free. I am just very grateful to all the work that brought this medication to folks like me."