When the eagle flies above the storm, he is in a sense overcoming it. But he does so in a most interesting way. He uses the strength of the storm to rise above it.
The research into hepatitis C treatment for people on methadone has, among. the many encouraging conclusions, included: â¢ The success rate of hepatitis C treatment for people on methadone is. similar to that of people who are not taking methadone; â¢ Interferon (used in monotherapy and combination therapy) does not.
Infection with hepatitis A virus, which usually causes symptoms within days, can also be prevented with a vaccine. Standard treatment for hepatitis C has long been a synthetic, injectable version of interferon, one of the immune system's most powerful proteins, plus the antiviral drug ribavirin. The combination helps 25 to 75 percent of patients, depending on the genotype of the virus.