If you are dehydrated, your health care provider may prescribe IV fluids to help you feel better.
If you are experiencing significant nausea and vomiting, you will receive medicines to help control these symptoms.
If your symptoms are well controlled, you can be cared for at home. If dehydration or other symptoms are severe or if you are showing signs of confusion or delirium, then you may be hospitalized.
The treatment that has shown the most promise in chronic hepatitis C is an agent called pegylated interferon alpha (Pegasys, PEG-Intron). This agent is often combined with an antiviral drug called ribavirin (Virazole).
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