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Turn the Tide against Hepatitis C – Powered by Aprazer’s Innovation and Care

Hepatitis C Treatment, Hepatitis C Symptom, Hepatitis C Awareness

Hepatitis C silently kills a million lives every year.

Aprazer Healthcare stands at the forefront, developing advanced Hepatitis C medicines, with innovative drug developments taking place at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is a liver infection.

Causative Agent: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

The HCV Virus Induces-

Inflammation and swelling in the liver.

Types of Hepatitis C

  • • Acute Hepatitis C – lasts for a few months
  • • Chronic Hepatitis C – persistent and lasts longer

The Modes of Transmission of Hepatitis C

  • • Mother to child
  • • Infected needles or syringes
  • • Sharing personal items like razors, toothbrushes
  • • Transfusion of infected blood
  • • Unsafe sex

Symptoms of Hepatitis C

Early symptoms often remain unrecognized.

The acute phase shows mild symptoms that can subside on their own.

However, the disease remains silent for many years, and the symptoms appear only when it has damaged the liver.

  • • Weakness
  • • Bleeding
  • • Loss of appetite
  • • Jaundice
  • • Yellowish discoloration of skin, eyes, and urine
  • • Fluid retention, swelling in legs and feet
  • • Weight loss
  • • Confusion, drowsiness
  • • Spider-like blood vessels or veins

Complications of Chronic Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C continues to damage the liver, causing severe outcomes.

  • • Liver scarring
  • • Liver fibrosis
  • • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • • High pressure in the portal vein
  • • Liver failure
  • • Joint pain, kidney disease, and kidney inflammation
  • • Insulin resistance, increased risk of diabetes
  • • Brain fog, impaired cognitive functions

Is There Any Cure for Hepatitis C?

The direct-acting antivirals inhibit the growth and multiplication of the viral cells, significantly killing the virus.

  • • Highly effective – Can be used in cirrhosis or other liver complications
  • • Well tolerated – Lesser side effects
  • • Shorter treatment duration
  • • Convenient and easy to use orally

Highly Prescribed Medicines for Hepatitis C

  • • Velakast
  • • Ribasure
  • • Ledikast
  • • Dacikast
  • • Sofokast Plus
  • • Sofokast

Cure Is Possible, but Access Is Key

While the cure is possible, hepatitis C remains a global burden due to inaccessible healthcare, expensive treatments, and medicines.

Aprazer’s Promise – Access, Affordability, and Accountability

Aprazer Healthcare, committed to building a sustained healthcare ecosystem where the essential medicines are available and accessible to all, manufactures an affordable range of Hepatitis C medicines.

  • • WHO –GMP certified medicines
  • • Uncompromised quality and safety
  • • Assured efficacy
  • • Global reach and partnership

Aprazer Healthcare – A real chance at a Hepatitis C-free life.