Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy: A Review of Best Practice.

Abstract:

:Injection drug use is the most common transmission route for hepatitis C. High rates of infection are observed among individuals on opioid agonist therapy. Although people who inject drugs carry the highest burden, few have initiated treatment. We present a comprehensive review of the evidence on the efficacy of HCV medications, drug-drug interactions, and barriers to and models of care. Studies have demonstrated comparable efficacy for individuals who are on opioid agonist therapy compared with those who are not. We propose that a strategy of treatment and cure-as-prevention is imperative in this population to curb the hepatitis C epidemic.

authors

Norton BL,Akiyama MJ,Zamor PJ,Litwin AH

doi

10.1016/j.idc.2018.02.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-06-01 00:00:00

pages

347-370

issue

2

eissn

0891-5520

issn

1557-9824

pii

S0891-5520(18)30011-4

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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