CIVEK, peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, you must still use two forms of birth control for the 6 months after treatment with these medicines. You may use a hormonal form of birth control as one of your two forms of birth control after 2 weeks of stopping INCIVEK.
If you or your female sexual partner becomes pregnant while taking INCIVEK, peginterferon alfa, and ribavirin or within 6 months after you stop taking these medicines, tell your healthcare provider right away. You or your healthcare provider should contact the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry by calling 1-800-593-2214. The Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry collects information about what happens to mothers and their babies if the mother takes ribavirin while she is pregnant.
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Skin reactions. Mild skin rashes are common with INCIVEK combination treatment. Sometimes these skin rashes and other skin reactions can become severe and require treatment in a hospital.
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Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop any skin changes with any of the symptoms below. Your healthcare provider will decide if your skin changes or symptoms may be a sign of a serious skin reaction:
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rash, with or without itching
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blisters or skin lesions
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mouth sores or ulcers
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red or inflamed eyes, like "pink eye" (conjunctivitis)
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swelling of your face
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fever
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Your healthcare provider will decide if you need treatment for your rash or if you need to stop taking INCIVEK, or any of your other medicines.
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Never stop taking INCIVEK combination treatment without talking with your healthcare provider first.
See "What are the possible side effects of INCIVEK?" for more information about side effects.
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Do not take INCIVEK alone to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. INCIVEK must be used with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin to treat chronic hepatitis C infection.
What is INCIVEK?
INCIVEK is a prescription medicine used with the medicines peginterferon alfa and ribavirin to treat chronic (lasting a long time) hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in adults with stable liver problems, who have not been treated before or who have failed previous treatment.
It is not known if INCIVEK is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.
Who should not take INCIVEK?
Do not take INCIVEK if you:
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are pregnant or may become pregnant. See "What is the most important information I should know about INCIVEK?"
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are a man with a sexual partner who is pregnant.
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take certain medicines. INCIVEK may cause serious side effects when taken with certain medicines. Read the section "What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking INCIVEK?"
Talk to your health care provider before taking INCIVEK if any of the above applies to you.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking INCIVEK?
Before you take INCIVEK, tell your healthcare provider if you:
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have certain blood problems, such as low red blood cell count (anemia)
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have liver problems other than hepatitis C infection
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have hepatitis B infection
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have Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection or any other problems with your immune system
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history of gout or high uric a
