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Feasibility and acceptability of adherence support for direct acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C in a low-threshold primary health-care opioid agonist treatment program.

Karen J ChronisterRebecca LothianRosie GilliverJohn KearleyPhillip Read
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2019)
This study demonstrates providing adherence support for direct acting antivirals regardless of client participation in opioid agonist treatment is both feasible and acceptable with minimal impact on service provision. Availability of direct acting antivirals in opioid agonist treatment or primary health-care settings expands the pool of people who may receive effective treatment for hepatitis C virus and reduces treatment barriers.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • pain management
  • combination therapy
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance