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Directly observed therapy at opioid substitution facilities using sofosbuvir/velpatasvir results in excellent SVR12 rates in PWIDs at high risk for non-adherence to DAA therapy.

Caroline SchmidbauerMichael SchwarzAngelika SchützRaphael SchubertCornelia SchwankeEnisa GuticRoxana PirkerTobias LangThomas ReibergerHans HaltmayerMichael Gschwantler
Published in: PloS one (2021)
SOF/VEL given as DOT along with OAT in PWIDs at high risk of non-adherence to antiviral therapy including those with ongoing intravenous drug use resulted in excellent SVR rates similar to patients with presumed "excellent compliance" under standard drug intake.
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