What this covers
Hepatitis B is a common chronic viral infection of the liver in Nigeria, and while it often causes no symptoms for years, untreated active disease can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Antiviral medicines suppress the virus effectively, but not everyone with hepatitis B needs immediate treatment — staging by a clinician decides.
Safe-use guidance
- If you test positive, get a full assessment (viral load, liver function, scan) to determine whether you need treatment now or monitoring.
- If treatment is started, it is usually long-term — take it daily without gaps, as interruptions can trigger dangerous flares.
- Attend monitoring appointments even when you feel completely well; hepatitis B is silent until late.
- Have household members and partners tested and vaccinated — the vaccine is safe and highly effective.
- Protect your liver: moderate or avoid alcohol and be cautious with unnecessary medicines and herbal mixtures.
Cautions
- Stopping hepatitis B antivirals suddenly can cause a severe liver flare — never stop without medical supervision.
- Herbal 'liver cleansers' and bitters can themselves injure the liver and do not clear the virus.
- 'Treatment' sold by unlicensed vendors claiming to cure hepatitis B permanently is a scam — current medicines control rather than cure.
- Pregnant women with hepatitis B need specific care to prevent passing the virus to the baby at birth.
How GoDoctor helps
GoDoctor can arrange testing, connect you to a doctor for proper staging, and set up reliable monthly delivery of antivirals — because in hepatitis B, never missing a refill is the treatment.
Prescription medicines always require an in-app consultation with a licensed doctor first — the e-prescription then goes straight to a licensed partner pharmacy for dispensing and delivery.