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Segment 8: Putting Patient Safety and Outcomes First in HCV Decisions
Although the Adverse Events report found Viekira Pak may not be as safe as Sovaldi and Harvoni, Express Scripts complimented that information with its own real-world data from 85 million patients before choosing Viekira Pak.
Although the Adverse Events report found Viekira Pak may not be as safe as Sovaldi and Harvoni, Express Scripts complimented that information with its own real-world data from 85 million patients before choosing Viekira Pak.
Express Scripts found that patients getting Sovaldi with ribavirin only had a 3% discontinuation rate due to the ribavirin. In addition, the company looked at how many hepatitis C patients were on other drugs that could result in potential drug-drug interactions. He added that they use their own research, reports from companies like Adverse Events, and data from the FDA to make formulary decision.
“This is constantly allowing us to re-look at our decisions because we’ve always got to put patient safety and outcomes first,” Dr Miller said.
HIV, Hepatitis C Testing Rates Remain Dismal Among Injection Drug Users
April 17th 2020Despite being at an increased risk for HIV and hepatitis C, persons who inject drugs (PWID) are tested at dismal rates for both: just 8.6% and 7.7%, respectively, according to data from 2010 to 2017. PWID who live in rural communities are more likely to face barriers to adequate testing and care for both diseases.
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Dr Rebekah Gee Offers an Inside Look at Louisiana's Subscription Payment Model for HCV Drugs
May 7th 2019We speak with Dr Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health about the subscription payment model for hepatitis C virus drugs that the state has entered into with Asegua Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences.
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