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Important Safety Information
Alpha interferons, including
PEGASYS (Peginterferon alfa-2a), may cause or worsen fatal
or life-threatening mental, immune system, heart and infectious
disorders. Patients should be monitored
closely with regularly scheduled doctor visits and laboratory
tests. Therapy should be stopped in patients with continuing
severe or worsening signs or symptoms of these conditions.
In many, but not all cases, these disorders resolve after
stopping PEGASYS therapy (see medication
guide for more information and warnings).
Use with COPEGUS (Ribavirin, USP). Ribavirin, including
COPEGUS TM , may cause birth defects and/or death of an unborn
baby. Extreme care must be taken to avoid pregnancy in female
patients and the female partners of male patients. Ribavirin
causes a type of blood disorder called hemolytic anemia. The
anemia associated with ribavirin therapy may result in a worsening
of heart disease. Ribavirin can be harmful to a person's DNA
or cause it to mutate. Ribavirin should also be considered
a potential cancer-producing substance (see medication
guide for more information and warnings).
PEGASYS is a medication used to treat adults who have a lasting
(chronic) infection with hepatitis C virus and who show signs
that the virus is damaging the liver. Patients with hepatitis
C have the virus in their blood and in their liver. PEGASYS
reduces the amount of virus in the body and helps the body's
immune system fight the virus. The medication COPEGUS is a
tablet that may be taken with PEGASYS to help fight the virus.
Do not take COPEGUS by itself.
Do not take PEGASYS or PEGASYS with COPEGUS if you are pregnant,
planning to get pregnant during treatment or during the 6
months after treatment, or are breast-feeding, or if you are
a male patient with a female sexual partner who is pregnant
or plans to become pregnant at any time while you are being
treated or during the 6 months after your treatment with COPEGUS
has ended. In addition, do not take PEGASYS or PEGASYS with
COPEGUS if you have hepatitis caused by your immune system
attacking your liver (autoimmune hepatitis), if you have unstable
liver disease before or during treatment, if you have had
an allergic reaction to another alpha interferon or are allergic
to any of the ingredients in PEGASYS or COPEGUS, or if you
have abnormal red blood cells because of a condition such
as sickle-cell anemia or thalassemia major.
If you are a woman of childbearing age, you must
have negative pregnancy tests just before beginning treatment,
during treatment, and for 6 months after you have stopped
treatment. You must use two forms of birth control during
treatment and for the 6 months after treatment is completed.
If you are a male patient, one of the two forms of birth control
must be a condom with spermicide. If you or your partner becomes
pregnant during or within 6 months after treatment with COPEGUS,
immediately report the pregnancy to your doctor. You or your
doctor should also call Roche at 1-800-526-6367.
The most common side effects of PEGASYS and COPEGUS combination
treatment include flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills,
muscle aches, joint pain and headaches; extreme fatigue (tiredness);
upset stomach (including related events such as nausea, taste
changes, and diarrhea); blood sugar problems which may lead
to diabetes; skin reactions such as a rash, dry or itchy skin,
and redness and swelling at the site of injection; temporary
hair loss; and trouble sleeping.
The most serious possible side effects of treatment with
PEGASYS and COPEGUS combination therapy include risks to pregnancies,
mental health problems (including irritability, depression,
anxiety, aggressive behavior, suicidal behavior including
thoughts about suicide and suicide attempts, and trouble with
drug addiction or overdose), blood problems (including a drop
in various blood cells which can lead to an increased risk
for infections, bleeding, and/or heart or circulatory problems),
infections (which have sometimes caused death), lung problems
(including trouble breathing and pneumonia), eye problems
(including blurred vision or loss of vision), autoimmune problems
(where the body's own immune system attacks itself including
psoriasis and thyroid problems), and heart problems (including
chest pain and, rarely, a heart attack).
Be sure to talk with your doctor or nurse if you have concerns
about this medication.
Who in their right mind, who has read the preceding
statement and understanding it would use this drug?
This drug is worse than the hep c virus!
I personally have known several people who used it
and died from the side effects after just a few shots.
Healthy people!
Do not become another medical statistic!
If you have hep c, avoid the medical establishment
at all cost and live!!!
Lloyd Wright
www.hepatitiscfree.com
877 676 1615 |
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about the use of Interferons PLEASE go HERE
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