Kuyenda Pakachiritso ka Hepatitis C: Zinthu 5 Zoyenera Kudziwa

Zamkati

• 1. Muli ndi njira zambiri zochiritsira kuposa kale
• 2. Mankhwala a chiwindi C ndi okwera mtengo
• 3. Mwina simusowa chithandizo
• 4. Kampani yanu ya inshuwaransi imatha kunena kuti ayi
• 5. Thandizo lilipo

Hepatitis C ndi matenda a chiwindi omwe amayamba chifukwa cha kachilombo ka hepatitis C (HCV). Zotsatira zake zimatha kukhala zazing'ono mpaka zazikulu. Popanda chithandizo, matenda a chiwindi a hepatitis C amatha kudwala chiwindi, ndipo mwina chiwindi kapena khansa.

Pafupifupi anthu 3 miliyoni ku United States amakhala ndi matenda a chiwindi osachiritsika a C. Ambiri mwa iwo samadwala kapena kudziwa kuti atenga matendawa.

Zaka zapitazo, anthu omwe ali ndi hepatitis C anali ndi njira ziwiri zochiritsira: pegylated interferon ndi ribavirin. Mankhwalawa sanachiritse matendawa mwa aliyense amene anawatenga, ndipo amabwera ndi mndandanda wautali wazovuta. Komanso, anali kupezeka ngati jakisoni.

Mankhwala atsopano opha mavailasi tsopano akupezeka m'mapiritsi. Amagwira ntchito mwachangu, ndipo amakhala othandiza kwambiri kuposa mankhwala akale. Mankhwalawa amachiritsa kuposa anthu omwe amawamwa m'masabata 8 mpaka 12 okha, ndi zovuta zochepa kuposa mankhwala akale.

Chomwe chimatsitsa kuchipatala chatsopano cha hepatitis C ndikuti amadza ndi mtengo wotsika. Werengani kuti mudziwe zamtengo wapatali wa mankhwala otupa chiwindi a C, ndi momwe mungawalipirire.

1. Muli ndi njira zambiri zochiritsira kuposa kale

Mankhwala opitilira khumi ndi awiri alipo kuchiza matenda a chiwindi a C. Mankhwala akale omwe akugwiritsidwabe ntchito ndi awa:

• peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys)
• peginterferon alfa-2b (Nkhumba-Intron)
• ribavirin (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere)

Mankhwala atsopano opha mavairasi ndi awa:

• daclatasvir (Daklinza)
• elbasvir / grazoprevir (Zepatier)
• glecaprevir / pibrentasvir (Mavyret)
• ledipasvir / sofosbuvir (Harvoni)
• ombitasvir / paritaprevir / ritonavir (Technivie)
• ombitasvir / paritaprevir / ritonavir ndi dasabuvir (Viekira Pak)
• simeprevir (Olysio)
• sofasbuvir (Sovaldi)
• sofosbuvir / velpatasvir (Epclusa)
• sofosbuvir / velpatasvir / voxilaprevir (Vosevi)

Ndi iti mwa mankhwalawa kapena kuphatikiza mankhwala omwe dokotala akukulemberani zimatengera:

• kachilombo ka HIV
• kukula kwa chiwindi chanu
• mankhwala ena omwe mudakhalapo m'mbuyomu
• matenda ena omwe muli nawo

2. Mankhwala a chiwindi C ndi okwera mtengo

Mankhwala a ma virus a hepatitis C ndi othandiza kwambiri, koma amadza pamtengo wotsika. Piritsi limodzi la Sovaldi limawononga $ 1,000. Kuchiza kwathunthu kwamasabata 12 ndi mankhwalawa kumawononga $ 84,000.

Mtengo wa mankhwala ena a hepatitis C ndiwokwera kwambiri:

• Harvoni amawononga $ 94,500 kuchipatala cha milungu 12
• Mavyret amawononga $ 39,600 pa chithandizo chamasabata 12
• Zepatier amawononga $ 54,600 pa chithandizo chamasabata 12
• Technivie amawononga $ 76,653 pakuchiza kwamasabata 12

Mankhwala a hepatitis C ndiokwera mtengo chifukwa chofunikira kwambiri, komanso mtengo wokwera kubweretsa kumsika. Kupanga mankhwala atsopano, kuyesa m'mayesero azachipatala, ndi kutsatsa kumatha kuyendetsa makampani azachipatala pafupifupi $ 900 miliyoni.

China chomwe chikuwonjezera pamitengo yayikulu ndikusowa kwa njira yothandizira zaumoyo kukambirana za mtengo wamankhwala m'malo mwa ogula. Palinso mpikisano wochepa kuchokera ku makampani ena osokoneza bongo. Zotsatira zake, opanga mankhwala osokoneza bongo a hepatitis C amatha kulipira chilichonse chomwe angafune.

Mitengo imatha kutsika mtsogolo makampani ambiri azamalonda atalowa mumsika wa mankhwala a hepatitis C. Kukhazikitsidwa kwa mitundu ya mankhwalawa kuyenera kuthandizira kuchepetsa mtengo.

3. Mwina simusowa chithandizo

Sikuti aliyense amene ali ndi hepatitis C adzafunika kulandira mankhwala okwera mtengowa. Kwa anthu omwe ali ndi matenda a chiwindi a hepatitis C, kachilomboka kadzatha pakokha patangotha ​​miyezi yochepa popanda mankhwala. Dokotala wanu amakuyang'anitsani mosamala kuti awone ngati matenda anu akupitilira, ndikusankha ngati mukufuna chithandizo.

4. Kampani yanu ya inshuwaransi imatha kunena kuti ayi

Makampani ena a inshuwaransi amayesetsa kuthana ndi kukwera mtengo kwa mankhwala otupa chiwindi a C posakana kuwapeza. Oposa theka lachitatu la anthu adakanidwa kufotokoza za mankhwalawa ndi kampani yawo ya inshuwaransi, malinga ndi kafukufuku wa 2018 ku Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Makampani a inshuwaransi apadera adakana zambiri zakumwa mankhwalawa - kupitirira 52 peresenti - kuposa Medicare kapena Medicaid.

Medicare ndi Medicaid atha kuvomereza kufalikira kwa matenda a hepatitis C. Koma ndi Medicaid, mungafunikire kukwaniritsa zofunikira zina kuti mulandire mankhwalawa, monga:

• kupeza kutumizidwa kuchokera kwa katswiri
• wokhala ndi zizindikilo za zotupa pachiwindi
• kuwonetsa umboni kuti mwasiya kumwa mowa kapena mankhwala osokoneza bongo, ngati ili vuto

5. Thandizo lilipo

Ngati mulibe inshuwaransi yazaumoyo, kampani yanu ya inshuwaransi ikukana kulipira mankhwala anu a hepatitis C, kapena ndalama zomwe muli nazo mthumba ndizokwera kwambiri kuti mulipire, thandizo likupezeka m'makampani ndi mabungwe otsatirawa:

• American Liver Foundation yayanjana ndi NeedyMeds kuti ipange Card Discount Card yomwe imavomerezedwa kuma pharmacies opitilira 63,000.
• HealthWell Foundation imapereka ndalama zothandizira kubweza zolipira mankhwala, kuchotsera ndalama, ndi ndalama zina.
• PAN Foundation imathandizira kubweza ndalama zomwe mumalandira m'thumba.
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance imalumikiza ogula ndi mapulogalamu omwe angawathandize kulipira mankhwala awo.

Makampani ena opanga mankhwala amaperekanso chithandizo chawo chodwala kapena mapulogalamu othandizira kuti athe kulipira mtengo wa mankhwala awo:

• AbbVie (Mavyret)
• Giliyadi (Epclusa, Harvoni, Sovaldi, Vosevi)
• Chitanda (Olysio)
• Merck (Zepatier)

Maofesi ena azachipatala amakhala ndi ogwira ntchito odzipereka omwe amapezeka kuti athandize odwala kulipira ndalama zawo zamankhwala. Ngati mukuvutika kulipira mankhwala anu a hepatitis C, funsani dokotala kuti akuthandizeni.