Ocalvia

[IOW-gal]

Hi everyone

Is there anyone on here who has been given Ocalvia here in the UK.

Just got back from my annual consultation and my doctor is considering recommending me for this.

Just wondered if anyone else has experience of this.

Many thanks Eileen

[LisaC22]

Hi Eileen. Would recommend you have a look back at some posts from last week. Some news came to light regarding dosage. Very important that you make yourself aware & your doc also if he/she is not already. That way you can both make an informed decision. I am in the same situation myself. You will also find feedback from people who have been on it. Generally results seem to be positive but you do need to be fully informed. You can scroll back to last week or do a search under Ocaliva.

[gwillistexas in reply to LisaC22]

Intercept responded & had conference call w/FDA this morning. All seems clear as long as dosed properly.

[LisaC22]

Also the last post before yours has more info too.

[gwillistexas]

IOW-gal, I am currently on Oclavia.

[butterflyEi]

Hi there is a post by Jo_Br on the most rdcent information on Ocaliva. It was posted sometime in the last week.

[gwillistexas in reply to butterflyEi]

Yes. Also, Intercept published news release September 25th. 😊

[billhunter]

I did not respond to urso on its own years ago so asked to have fibrates. This worked! Bezafibrate 400mg per day. Now this is finally accepted as a therapy . Quite a benign drug with less risks I think. Just an idea. William

[gwillistexas in reply to billhunter]

Hi. Has it kept your levels down?

[zinchunter]

My lfts were erratic but on a rising trend with urso alone. This was some 6 years ago. I saw research with fibrates that looked positive. So started. Immediately lfts fell back and are now on still erratic but steady lower level. My consultant is happy and recommended me not to change to other drugs that were not available years ago but now are.