How Assistance Works
Streamlining our patient’s specialty pharmacy experience with unmatched full-service convenience
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1. Check Your Coverage/Benefits Verification
Our team of expert billers finds the best avenues of coverage that minimize out-of-pocket costs.
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2. Transfer Prescription to AmeriPharma®
We process your prescription by working with your previous pharmacy or prescriber, making the transition quick and easy.
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3. Prior Authorization
Our team of specialists obtains approval from your insurance companies within 24 to 72 hours.
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4. Copay Assistance & Financial Aid
We secure financial aid and decrease copays, out-of-pocket expenses, and high deductibles. To date, AmeriPharma® Specialty Care has secured $55 million in financial assistance for our patients.
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5. Nursing Care Coordination If Needed
AmeriPharma® puts your schedule and home environment first when scheduling and coordinating one of our specialized nurses for your in-home infusions.
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6. Delivery Coordination
Medications are always delivered in strict compliance with the specific requirements for shipping. Next-day and overnight cold-chain deliveries are coordinated around your schedule.
What Is Sofosbuvir?
Sofosbuvir is an antiviral agent. It is used with other antiviral medications to treat certain forms of chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of your liver. It causes liver inflammation and can lead to potentially life-threatening liver damage. The virus that causes this liver disease is known as the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hepatitis C infection affects about 2.7 million people in the U.S.
What Is Sofosbuvir Used For?
The FDA approved Sofosbuvir with other medicines (ribavirin and peginterferon alfa) to treat certain forms of chronic hepatitis C in adults.
A healthcare provider may use this medication with ribavirin to treat certain types of chronic hepatitis in adults and children at least 3 years old.
How To Use Sofosbuvir Properly
This medication is available as an oral tablet and pellet in the following strengths:
- Oral Tablets: 400 mg and 200 mg
- Oral Pellets: 200 mg and 150 mg
Take the dosage exactly as prescribed and at the same time each day. Don’t take less, more, or take the medication for longer than prescribed.
Never stop taking this medication without talking to your healthcare provider first. Follow the instructions on the prescription label. If you’re not sure how to take the medication, seek help from your prescriber or pharmacist.
You can swallow the tablets or oral pellets, with or without food. Avoid chewing your dose.
You may also prepare a dose of the pellets with food. Sprinkle the pellets on one spoonful of pudding, chocolate syrup, mashed potato, or ice cream. Make sure the food, which should be non-acidic and soft, is at or below room temperature.
Swallow all the mixture within 30 minutes. Avoid storing leftover mixture for future use. Instead, dispose of any unused mixture.
Copay and Financial Assistance
AmeriPharma® Specialty Pharmacy alleviates financial burdens for patients and their families
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Advanced software locates funding sources to match you with top-dollar foundation programs
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One of our copay assistance specialists will assist with the application process
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Automatic updates will be sent to you and your physician on the status of the funding
Sofosbuvir Dosages
Adult dose for chronic hepatitis C infection
400 mg per day with other antiviral(s) for 12 weeks to 24 weeks, depending on the type of hepatitis C infection.
Dose for chronic hepatitis C infection in children
For children at least 3 years old, your healthcare provider will determine the dose of sofosbuvir tablets or oral pellets based on your child’s body weight.
Things To Know Before Taking This Medication
Inform your healthcare provider if you have:
- Ever had a hepatitis B virus infection
- Liver problems other than hepatitis C infection
- Had a liver transplant
- Serious kidney issues
- Been on dialysis
- HIV infection
Sofosbuvir Side Effects
Common side effects:
When used with both pegylated interferon and ribavirin, common side effects can include:
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Nausea
- Trouble sleeping
- Anemia (low blood cell count)
When used with ribavirin, common side effects can include:
- Fatigue
- Headache
Serious side effects:
Hepatitis B virus reactivation
Taking this medication can reactivate the hepatitis B virus if you have ever had hepatitis B infection. Reactivated hepatitis B virus can lead to liver failure and death. Reactivation may happen during or after treatment with sofosbuvir.
Thus, you will need to go through blood tests to check for hepatitis B virus before initiating therapy. Also, your healthcare provider will monitor you for reactivation during and after treatment with sofosbuvir.
Consult your healthcare provider immediately if you have:
- Excessive tiredness
- Yellowing of the skin or eyes
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pale stools
- Upper right stomach pain
- Dark urine
Bradycardia (slow heart rate)
In patients using a heart medicine called amiodarone, sofosbuvir may cause a decrease in heart rate. Before starting sofosbuvir, inform your healthcare provider if you are taking amiodarone.
If you’re taking amiodarone and sofosbuvir, contact your healthcare provider immediately if you have:
- Dizziness or fainting
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Confusion
- Memory problems
- Malaise
Insurances Accepted
We accept Medicare, multi-state Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Blue Shield, and most private insurances. Call us to find out more about your coverage.
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