Incivek may cause serious side effects including:
- See Important information about Incivek
- Low red blood cell count (anemia), which can be severe. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of these symptoms of anemia:
- dizziness
- shortness of breath
- tiredness
- weakness
Your healthcare provider will do blood tests regularly to check your red blood cell count during treatment. If your anemia is severe, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking Incivek. If Incivek is stopped for this reason, do not start taking it again.
Common side effects of Incivek in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin include:
- itching
- nausea
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- anal or rectal problems, including:
- hemorrhoids
- discomfort or burning around or near the anus
- itching around or near the anus
- taste changes
- tiredness
Tell your healthcare provider about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of Incivek. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
You may also report side effects to Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated at 1-877-824-4281.
I just started the triple treatment on Monday, January 2nd and i almost immediately noticed a strong burning after having a bowel movement. It was as if I had eaten a jar of jalapeno peppers. This was one side effect my dr did not tell me about, but i knew it must have had something to do with the meds. Thanks for this website, as it has answered many of my questions. My main aim now is to try and get down the 60 grams of fat they are recommending i take while on the incivek. THAT IS A LOT OF FAT GRAMS, esp when you do not have an appetite. i have found that the nutrella (hazelnut type peanut butter) is AWESOME! so, i am using that and almonds, walnuts, etc, where i can get the “good” fats in smaller amounts. i am wondering about flax seed oil? does anyone have an opinion regarding this? the tablets and capsules only have 1gm of fat in them, but the actual flax seed oil has 14 gr per 1 TBSP . again, thanks for such a great website. I pray I, and all my fellow Hep C-ers are responders this time. I am a RN that got this by nursing, so i always feel the need to research things fully prior to just taking them at face value. Have a great weekend.