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JANUARY 23, 2025

Pharmacists Combat Rising Hepatitis C Rates


Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy Continuum

By Myles Starr

The CDC has tracked an increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases over the past decade, but efforts to reduce infections are failing to meet their targets. Data presented at the ASHP Midyear 2024 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in New Orleans, outline how pharmacist-led programs can help increase detection and treatment of HCV infections (poster 4-051).

“Acute HCV infection continues to rise (in