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Pharmacist:Goodmorning.Howareyoutoday?
Patient:Notsogood.
Pharmacist:AreyouSamanthaDuffy?
Patient:Yes.Areyouadoctor?
Pharmacist:No,I’mtheclinicpharmacist,MustafaPasdar.I’mgoingtotakecareofyourmedicationneedstoday.Doyouhaveaprescriptionwithyou?
Patient:Yeah.Hereitis.Thedoctorisgivingmemedicineformyhepatitis.IhavehepatitisB.
Pharmacist:Dr.WhitmanhasprescribedHepsera.Doyouknowwhyyou’vebeenprescribedHepsera?
Patient:BecauseIgothepatitisB.Igotinfectedafterhavingunprotectedsexwithapersonwho’sinfected.Istartedtogetsickandhadpainaroundmyabdomen.IhaddarkurineandInoticedmyskinwasturningyellow,andmyeyestoo.That’swhenIwenttoDr.Whitman,andhegavemetestsandthentoldmeIhadhepatitisB.
Pharmacist:I’msorrytohearthatyouhavehepatitisB.It’saveryseriousliverinfection.IcantellyouHepserawillhelptoslowdownthevirus,butitwillnotcureyourhepatitis.Andthisisveryimportant:Itwillnotpreventyoufromspreadingthevirustoothers,soyouneedtobecareful.I’llexplainmoreabouthowtodothis,butfirstletmetellyouhowtouseHepsera.
Patient:OK.
Pharmacist:Dr.WhitmanhasprescribedthatyoutakeHepsera,whichisspelledH-E-P-S-E-R-A,onceaday.Youcantakeitwithorwithoutfood.
Patient:HowlongwillIhavetotakeit?
Pharmacist:Well,yourdoctorwilldecidethatandwillmonitorhowyou’redoingonthemedication.It’spossiblethatyourhepatitiscouldworsenifyoudiscontinuethemedication.It’sveryimportantthatyoukeepallyourbloodworkappointments.You’llbegettingyourbloodtestedonaregularbasisto
monitoryourliverandkidneyfunction.
Patient:Whatelsecanhappentomeonthisdrug?
Pharmacist:Well,therearesideeffectsyou’llneedtopayattentionto.Youmightexperienceheadaches,fever,weakness,anddiarrhea.Serioussideeffectsincluderash,swelling,andachangeinyoururineamount.Ifyouexperienceanyofthese,contactyourdoctor.I’llgiveyoualeafletforyoutoreadcarefully.
Patient:OK.Ican’tbelieveI’mgoingtohavehepatitisforever.
Pharmacist:Well,ifyouhavethevirusinyoursystemforlessthan6months,youshouldbeabletorecover.Yourimmunesystemmaybeabletoclearupthevirus.However,ifyouhavehadthevirusformorethan6months,youhavechronichepatitisBanditmaybelifelongbecauseyourbodyhasnotbeenabletofighttheinfection.LikeIsaidearlier,it’simportanttoseeyourdoctorandkeepallyourappointmentssothathecanmonitoryourcondition.
Patient:Thisjustbogglesthemind.Ican’tbelieveit.
Pharmacist:DidDr.WhitmanexplaintoyoutheotherwayshepatitisBistransmitted?
Patient:Yeah.Hetoldmethroughsharingcontaminatedneedles.Evenpeoplelikeyou,healthcareworkerscanaccidentallygetitifthey海口白癜风医院北京好的治疗白癜风的医院