Adherence to therapy: Challenges in HCV-infected patients

Autor:	Renee Pozza, Ed Barber, Fatma Barakat
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Hepatology Response to therapy business.industry Population Treatment outcome Hcv therapy Actual Adherence Current medication Virology Internal medicine medicine Physical therapy Intensive care medicine education business Drug regimen
Zdroj:	Current Hepatitis Reports. 6:160-168
ISSN:	1541-0706 1540-3416
DOI:	10.1007/s11901-007-0019-2
Popis:	Although clinicians recognize the importance of adherence to HCV therapy, little research has been conducted to determine actual adherence rates or predictors of adherence in this population. Adherence is a challenge in the HCV-infected individual because of the complexities of the drug regimen, side effects from the medication, frequency of clinical monitoring, variable response to therapy, and potential complications. However, because of the time-limited nature of the current medication therapies, multidisciplinary and multifactoral interventional strategies may be designed to positively influence adherence rates and, ultimately, treatment outcomes in this patient population.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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