Analysis of Patients' Characteristics and Treatment Profile of People Who Use Drugs (PWUDs) with and without a Co-Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis C: A Real-World Retrospective Italian Analysis.
Felice Alfonso NavaAlessandra MangiaMarco RigliettaLorenzo SomainiFrancesco Giuseppe FoschiErnesto ClaarIvana MaidaClaudio UcciferriFrancesca FrigerioCandido HernandezMelania DovizioValentina PerroneLuca Degli EspostiMassimo PuotiPublished in: Therapeutics and clinical risk management (2023)
This Italian real-world analysis suggests that PWUDs with HCV infection, especially those untreated with DAAs, show an elevated drug consumption due to their complex clinical profile. These findings could help to ameliorate the healthcare interventions on PWUDs with HCV infection.