Antivirals are cost-effective for injecting drug users where the chronic prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is less than 60 percent, according to a study published in the January issue of Hepatology.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Antivirals are cost-effective for injecting drug users (IDUs) where the chronic prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is less than 60 percent, according to a study published in the January issue of Hepatology.
Natasha K. Martin, D.Phil., of the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues compared the cost-effectiveness of providing antiviral treatment for IDUs, ex or non-IDUs, or no treatment. They developed a model of HCV transmission and disease progression which incorporated assumptions including: a specified number of antiviral treatments to be given at the mild HCV stage over a period of 10 years, no retreatment for those who failed treatment, potential reinfection, and scenarios for baseline IDU HCV chronic prevalence of 20, 40, and 60 percent. Long-term costs and outcomes measured in quality adjusted life years (QALYs) were performed and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was compared for no treatment, antiviral treatment for IDUs, and antiviral treatment for ex/non-IDUs.
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