inPractice® - Primary Care Essentials

Primary care physicians should carefully consider the impact of special patient circumstances on HCV treatment decisions and decide whether to refer patients to a specialist or work closely with a specialist to manage HCV infection in these patients
A simplified treatment approach for treatment-naive adults without cirrhosis, involving only diagnosis, staging, and consideration of drug-drug interactions has been developed to expand the provider pool and increase the number of patients who are treated (Management Guidelines)^{[AASLD-IDSA HCV]}