Wow A.L....what you just said is just uninformed nonsense.
First of all, Gilead bought the company Pharmasset, who actually invented the drug. Pharmasset executives have stated they were going to charge $35,000 for 12 week treatment, and are dismayed to find Gilead charging basically 3 times the price. Insurance companies would have probably given it to anyone infected for 35K. I'm very disappointed, but not really mad at insurance companies, because they would be bankrupted by this treatment at 96K, or even the discounted 56K. It is Gilead who is the real villain here. Ever hear of Martin Shkreli, scumbag CEO of Turing pharmaceuticals? Most hated man in America? This is basically what Gilead did, buy a drug patent in order to make a huge profit by taking advantage of sick patients.
Gilead is more a hedgefund than pharmaceutical company. They just want to make money. I am poor. I contacted their "support path" for assistance. I qualify for $73,000 in grants. They still wanted me to take a loan for $23,000 for Harvoni. I told them I will just get it from overseas, thanks for nothing. I rewrote this reply after reading all your posts. I think you just don't know that Gilead is not a good company, concerned for people. But God bless Incepta and the Australian compounders (Kingswood, Lindfield) for providing affordable access.
As far as vitamins are concerned, you are totally wrong.. Vitamin supplements have been proven over and over to be beneficial. There are so many studies supporting supplements. Too much of certain vitamins could be harmful, but like anything else you have to educate yourself.
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Started Twinvir 1/15/16
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SVR 16, VL UND, AST 28, ALT 17
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