Suggest treatment for hepatitis-B infection
Patient: Sir,  I am suffering from hep b virus infection. Had cirhossis of the liver in 2003 and it is chronic case. Things are under  control under the guidance of mumbai hepatogist. for three years i was on limuvidine and for two years on adesara(adevefoir) and now on sebivo(telbivudine) - a costly medicine. i am hbeag -ve, anti hbe +ve, hbv dna -ve. Is there any alternate therapy for the problem? Doctor: Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist.Since you have cirrhosis antiviral has to be given for long time. So I will suggest you to take Tablet tenofovir, of which no resistance is known till date even after use of more than 10yrs. Medicines which you are using may show resistance and there will be viral breakthrough. Discuss about this with your doctor. I hope I have answered your query and this will help you . Wish you a good health