Treatment for Hepatitis C
What's involved, where do you get it, what you need and the risks of not getting treatment.
WHATS INVOLVED?
Treatment now takes between 8 to 12 weeks and is a course of tablets that have hardly any side effects.
These new tablets are highly effective at clearing the infection in more than 95% of people.
The old treatment regime that involved injections and tablets for a year are now gone.
8-12 Weeks
WHAT YOU NEED
To get treatment you need one of the following:
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PPS number
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Medical Card
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Long Term Illness Card
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Health Amendment Act Card
If you do not have one of the following documents please contact us on info@hepcpartnership.ie or fill in our contact form below.
PPS Number
WHERE TO GET IT
There are eight hospitals that currently provide treatment, these are:
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Beaumont Hospital
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Mater Hospital
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St James’s Hospital
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St Vincent’s Hospital
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Galway University Hospital
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Cork University Hospital
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St Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny
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Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin
Following initial blood tests you will be given tablet by a pharmacist every 2 weeks or so throughout the duration. of the 8-12 weeks.
Hospital
IF UNTREATED
By not getting treatment you increase your chances of developing the following
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Serious liver disease
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Cirrhosis
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Permanent liver damage such as liver cancer
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liver failure (need for liver transplant)
Drinking Alcohol
If you have Hepatitis C and you drink large amounts of alcohol you can increase your risk of series liver damage.
HIV
If you have HIV you have a greater chance of developing liver damage and cirrhosis if you have hepatitis C. If you have both, you need to get treatment.
LIVER DISEASE
