Pilot study of a community pharmacist led program to treat hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs.
Pilot study of a community pharmacist led program to treat hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100213
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发表时间:
2024-03
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通讯作者:
Glick, S N
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Tsui, J I;Gojic, A J;Pierce, K A;Tung, E L;Connolly, N C;Radick, A C;Hunt, R R;Sandvold, R;Taber, K;Ninburg, M;Kubiniec, R H;Scott, J D;Hansen, R N;Stekler, J D;Austin, E J;Williams, E C;Glick, S N
A collaborative, pharmacist-led model treated hep C among people who use drugs (PWID). Over half started hep C meds; majority of those who completed meds/labs showed cure. Patient satisfaction for pharmacist-care was high and some HIV risk behaviors improved. People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population for treatment with direct-acting antiviral medications (DAAs) to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV). We developed a Pharmacist, Physician, and Patient Navigator Collaborative Care Model (PPP-CCM) for delivery of HCV treatment; this study describes clinical outcomes related to HCV treatment (initial evaluation, treatment initiation, completion, and cure), as well as patient satisfaction. We conducted a single-arm prospective pilot study of adult PWID living with HCV. Participants completed baseline and six-month follow-up surveys, and treatment and outcomes were abstracted from electronic health records. Primary outcome was linkage to pharmacist for HCV evaluation; secondary outcomes included DAA initiation, completion, and cure, as well as patient-reported satisfaction. Of the 40 PWID enrolled, mean age was 43.6 years, 12 (30 %) were female, 20 (50 %) were non-white, and 15 (38 %) were unhoused. Thirty-eight (95 %) were successfully linked to the pharmacist for initial evaluation. Of those, 21/38 (55 %) initiated DAAs, and 16/21 (76 %) completed treatment. Among those completing treatment who had viral load data to document whether they achieved “sustained virologic response", i.e. cure, 10/11 (91 %) were found to be cured. There was high satisfaction with 100 % responding “agree or strongly agree” that they had a positive experience with the pharmacist. Nearly all participants in this pilot were successfully linked to the pharmacist for evaluation, and more than half were started on DAAs; results provide preliminary evidence of feasibility of pharmacist-led models of HCV treatment for PWID. NCT04698629.
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Pollini, Robin A.;Slocum, Susannah;Ozga, Jenny E.;Joyce, Rebecca;Xuan, Ziming;Green, Traci C.;Walley, Alexander Y.
通讯作者:
Walley, Alexander Y.