Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Pamela Anderson Discusses Hepatitis C Cure

Updated to include Time article published Feb 8 2016 

Pamela Anderson on Activism, the Baywatch Movie and the End of an Era at Playboy
Kirsten Salyer 11:09 AM ET

Excerpt;
You recently announced that you had been cured of Hepatitis C. What did that mean to you and what would you tell people diagnosed with it today?
When I was diagnosed with Hep C, I was told I only had 10 years to live, and that was 17 years ago....

Then my doctor called and said: “There’s a cure.” And I said: “Really?” And then a friend of mind did it and he was really cured. And I ended up getting the treatment for – because I have type 3 so it’s not the most curable, it’s a little rarer, it’s not the one that most people have and so they said this would work for me. I had to take two pills a day for 12 weeks and then go get tested. And I went and got tested and it’s gone. It worked. I don’t have Hep C anymore.....
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Jan 27, 2016

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Transcript for Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Hepatitis C Cure
We have new details about the drug may have saved Pamela Anderson's life. She made headlines by revealing she's free of hepatitis C after more than a decade learning more about the treatment that cured her. Jim Avila has the story. Reporter: For Pamela Anderson who saved lives on TVs it seemed like a real death sentence. They told me that I would die in ten years. Reporter: Diagnosed with hepatitis C. I just think looking back that I maybe was a little more reckless than I would have been. I think it's kind of a hanging over your head. Reporter: But then three months ago the incurable suddenly cured in a 12-week medical miracle. 12 weeks and gone. Yes. Reporter: Anderson had taken the new drug sovaldi and is back promoting vegan shoes and a new cooking shoes and had good health insurance covering the near six-figure price tag. Not everyone is so lucky which is why I'm staking out this man. Fred Upton, congressman from Michigan who over the last five years has blocked every bill proposed in congress to change the law that prevents medicare from negotiating the price of prescription drugs. The government isn't getting the best prices for their drugs because the government can't negotiate. Reporter: Why are you against that? We'll talk later. Reporter: We've tried to talk for two months. He says $300,000 in donations he received from drug companies in 2014 has nothing to do with it and he's working on a bill of his own to fix the problem. Look to the right. Reporter: But for now only the wealthy and well insured often have access to expensive miracle cures. I was really fortunate. Reporter: For "Good morning America," Jim Avila, ABC news, detroi

This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
Of Interest

New Hepatitis C Fact Sheets: (Sovaldi, Olysio, Viekira Pak and Technivie, Harvoni, Daklinza, and ribavirin)
Treatment Action Group has recently published hepatitis C fact sheets in both English and Spanish.

6 comments:

  1. Sovaldi and Olysio....clinically cured on 12/29/15.No side effects to speak of,12 week treatment.

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  2. She has to have something besides solvaldi because solvadi is used with other drugs to fight hep c

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  3. Sovaldi is taken once daily, with or without food, for 12 to 24 weeks. "Some" people will use Sovaldi with a drug called ribavirin (RBV), which is taken twice daily with food. The type and length of treatment depends on HCV genotype, treatment history, whether a person has cirrhosis, and the other drugs used with it. To View other drugs taken with Sovaldi Click here

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    1. Your link says solvaldi is taken with more the just solvaldi. Harvoni is a combo. So she didn't just take solvaldi

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  4. Sovaldi and Olysio I took this for 12 weeks and after 4 weeks I was undetectable,
    virus gone it's been more that a year now and still undetectable only side effects were very dry skin

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  5. Stated in the Video - Reporter: Anderson had taken the new drug sovaldi and is back promoting vegan shoes and a new cooking shoes and had good health insurance covering the near six-figure price tag.

    I like you wondered if she used Harvoni, although Sovaldi (FDA approved Dec 6 2013) is used in combination with ribavirin for 12 weeks in persons with HCV genotype 2.

    Other Sovaldi-Based Treatment Regimens
    Harvoni (FDA approved October 10 2014) is two HCV drugs (sofosbuvir and ledipasvir) in one pill. Harvoni is approved to treat hepatitis C genotypes 1, 4, 5, and 6. Treatment duration ( 8 to 24 weeks) depends on HCV genotype, treatment history, liver damage (cirrhosis)

    Sovaldi and Olysio—another HCV-fighting drug—have been approved for use in people over 18 years old who have HCV genotype 1

    Sovaldi and Daklinza—another HCV-fighting drug—have been approved for use in people over 18 years old who have HCV genotype 3

    Sorry if I confused you

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