20 May 2024

You can do a free, confidential hepatitis C test at home. You prick your finger to get some blood and then send the blood to get tested. This is called self-sampling.

Hepatitis C can be treated with a free course of tablets from the NHS. For most people, hepatitis C is cured after taking the tablets for 8 to 12 weeks.

Modern hepatitis C treatment is simple to take and usually has very few side effects.

Hepatitis C used to be treated with Interferon injections together with tablets or capsules. Interferon is no longer used.

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