Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · May 2019
Treatment access is only the first step to hepatitis C elimination: experience of universal anti-viral treatment access in Australia.
Global targets to eliminate hepatitis C (HCV) might be met by sustained treatment uptake. ⋯ Broad treatment access led to rapid initial increases in treatment uptake, but this uptake has not been sustained. Our results suggest achieving global elimination targets requires more than treatment availability: people with HCV need easy access to testing and linkage to care in community settings employing a diverse prescriber base.