“Baraclude”
After liver cancer, as hepatitis is an increased risk, will Baraclude help as a preventative action?
Male | 68 years old
2 Answers
Always get tested before getting treated with toxic medications such as baraclude
You can get following test
Hep B PCR in blood quantitative
Hep B Surface antigen
Hep B coe antibody igm and igg
Hep C antibody
thanks
You can get following test
Hep B PCR in blood quantitative
Hep B Surface antigen
Hep B coe antibody igm and igg
Hep C antibody
thanks
The best preventive actions against both hepatitis A and hepatitis B is vaccination. Hepatitis A is transmitted by the fecal oral route (ie food workers who inadequately wash their hands, or food sources contaminated by Hep A in restaurants). This is prevented by a two shot vaccine; you get one at time zero and then a second shot at 6 months. Hepatitis B is transmitted by blood primarily ie via transfusions (no transmission in the US as blood is screened for active infections) but could be transmitted if transfused blood in a country where Hep B is endemic. It could also be transmitted by injection drug use and dirty needles. Entecavir/Baraclude is used to treat chronic infections along with tenofavir and lamivudine. It's much better to be vaccinated against Hep B and there is a new and very effective vaccine Heplisav which is also a two injection series at time zero and at just one month. Prevention is the goal with these vaccines.
