Hepatitis C Situation in Romania

At present, HCV infection one of the major health concerns in Romania.
As per the statistics by the ELPA, APAH-RO and the World Health Organization, Romania ranks first in terms of the total number of Hepatitis C cases. Romania has the maximum patients suffering from Hepatitis C in Europe.

Romania is a country which has more occurrence of Hepatitis C condition in its common population with above two percentages of Romanian people affected by Hepatitis C condition.

Based on the official statistics, roughly The total number of such patients is 664,000 and among them as much as 80-90% suffers from chronic HCV and need urgent antiviral treatment. With eight thousand new cases spotted every year.

The bigger concern, in this case, is that almost 75% of this number is even unaware of their condition.

Also, the patients belong to an average age group of about 50 years and almost 70% of the patients are of age between 40-60 years.

Among all the identified cases of Hepatitis C, 99% patients affected genotype 1 and the vast majority have genotype 1b.

Studies show that the HCV genotype 1b is most common in Romania.

The maximum rates are in Bucharest, Bihor, Lasi and Constanta.

The aftermath of this disease, the economic burden is huge and the costs are only increasing day by day.

Interferon-free treatment the option is available, although it is still not reachable to most of the people.

The root of the problem lies in the fact that the overall rate of detection of the disease in Romania is exceptionally low.

In fact, most of the diagnoses are done when the patients come in clinics or hospitals for some other kind of screening or get admitted due to some other physical complaints.

Most of the cases patients not aware of their infection. This lack of awareness in the Hepatitis C patients only leads to them transmitting the virus to other people.

Symptoms are almost non-existent among the patients in the initial stages and they only reach to doctors when they have already reached the advanced stage of the disease.

“Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a treatable and curable infection”

Cost of Hepatitis C treatment in Romania

As per table, Following are the approved recommended Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in Europe and Romania. In Romania, Interferon-Free treatment for hepatitis C mainly are Harvoni (Ledipasvir + Sofosbuvir) or Viekirax: Ombitasvir+Paritaprevir+Dasabuvir. These drugs are very costly.

The Cost of Generic Harvoni in India

In India, this similar drug generic version of Harvoni (Ledipasvir 90mg + Sofosbuvir 400mg) actually costs less than $700 US dollar for 3 months (12 weeks) including shipping delivery charges.

So, in this case people can import 3 months supply of generic Harvoni in Romania for personal use under US$600 or 700

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Indian Generic Hepatitis C Medicine

Cost effective Generic versions of direct-acting antivirals such as Sofosbuvir, Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir, Velpatasvir, Daclatasvir for Hepatitis C treatment are available in the Indian market. They are same as effective and safe as the branded drugs.

The manufacturing company of Sofosbuvir, Harvoni (Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir) has by now voluntarily given its generic version drug production license to seven Indian drug manufacturers.

These 7 companies are manufacturing and marketing generic Ledipasvir+Sofosbuvir with their different brand names. The leading Indian generic manufacturers are Natco Pharma and Hetero Labs Ltd.

The most popular and high demanding generic version of Harvoni in India is Hepcinat LP (Natco pharma) and Ledifos (Hetero). Both have the same in terms of the quality, effects, cure rate. The only difference is a brand name.

Generic Epclusa is another option for those patients who can’t afford genotype test.

twinvir from Bangladesh is another Hep C generic medicine.

“I followed many of my patients who had received interferon-free treatment with generic drugs from India, Bangladesh, or Egypt, and they all got healed without any special side effects. From the sick, we found out that the prices they bought drugs vary, but they are generally under 1000 euro for all treatment cure.” 
Said: Dr AV Ditoiu, gastroenterologist specialist, Fundament Hospital Bucharest

 

Import of drugs for personal use with minimum 2 to 3 months quality is allowed in many countries in Europe and Romania. If you need Indian generic Harvoni (Ledifos or Hepcinat LP) for personal use, mail me dev@generichope.com.

How to import generic Harvoni, Generic Epclusa in Romania for personal use

In many countries government allows people to import generic direct antiviral drugs minimum of 3-month dosage for their personal use.

Some countries have Named patient import program.

Patients who are suffering from Hep C can easily import generic Harvoni or Generic Epclusa for their personal use in most of the countries including Romania with certain terms.

Terms depend on the country by country government custom laws. The local taxes for example VAT, service tax etc vary in this case.

Importation rules of Romanian for the generic Hepatitis C medicines (generic harvoni or Epclusa) for personal use are favourable.

There is no issue for a patient to import the medications in Romania.

In Romania following are the terms to import generic medicine for personal use.

The patient should have Romanian doctor prescription. The prescription or any other relevant documentation should be sufficiently detailed and should bear proof that the medicine has actually been prescribed for personal use.

A patient to pay an import tax while receiving the drugs.

Order medicine online from India: Generally, more peoples prefer to buy generic harvoni  through the Internet because it is very convenient. It is possible to order generic hep c drugs online and directly ship it to Romania your home address within a few days. No matter where are you located.

But ensure that you are purchasing the product from a trusted Indian pharmacy. It is important to opt for a supplier that is trusted and has been given good reviews subsequently.

Here are the import regulations of Romanian medication as follow:
Once the package arrives in the Romania country, the receipt must submit the below mention documents to the shipping firm that includes:
• Initially, the parcel must consist of buying invoice
• Copy of the identity document
• The document that provides a payment to a sender
• A declaration created in the Romanian language as well as signed by a recipient in that should mention the parcel content, brand names, the utility of products, the received quantity, total value, cost per unit
• Medical prescription into the Romanian standard format stamped and signed by the specialist.
• After a customs process is finished, the recipient must pay 2.5% of a commission tax from a declared customs value
• 9% of VAT tax from declared customs value
• The taxes on medicines are paid by cash or bank transfer to an agent who actually makes the delivery process.
• If you need the further documents or anything else from medicine supplier for clearing your parcel then you can contact the supplier.

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