No illicit use of injectable drugs within previous 12 months. Absence of HIV infection. No history of significant psychiatric illness. The course of treatment is limited to 3 million units subcutaneously three times weekly for 24 weeks. If the ALT remains greater than the upper limit of the reference range after 12 weeks of treatment at 3 million units subcutaneously three times weekly treatment is to cease.
Counselling see later.
Reading material for patients Hepatitis C pamphlet - published by VBEC AGI publication for patients. B. Subsequent Visits 1. If liver function tests are abnormal, consider possible use of interferon and do the necessary workup. Patients may have to be seen 3 monthly. For asymptomatic hepatitis B carriers with normal liver function tests, and anti HBe positive - see once a year.