Monday, 17 December 2012

Despite Effective Drugs, Most People With Hepatitis C Go Untreated

Less than 5 percent of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) go on to successfully overcome the virus and just 20 percent begin the recommended treatment regimen. This is according to a new review in iGeneral Hospital Psychiatry/i. This is despite the availability of highly effective anti-viral drugs that clear hepatitis C virus in about 80 percent of patients participating in clinical trials. Major barriers to recommended care are substance abuse ...

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