{"id":15611,"date":"2018-08-08T07:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T21:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=15611"},"modified":"2018-08-09T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T12:11:57","slug":"pbs-listing-to-save-sufferers-thousands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/pbs-listing-to-save-sufferers-thousands\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS listing to save sufferers thousands"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of August 1, MAVIRET a new hepatitis C treatment is listed on Australia\u2019s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).<\/strong><\/p>\n

MAVIRET, an eight-week, pan-genotypic treatment for chronic hepatitis C patients (new to treatment and without cirrhosis), is now available at a subsidised rate.<\/p>\n

According to Hepatitis Australia, approximately 200,000 Australians live with hepatitis C, with an additional 10,000 new infections every year, around 90 per cent of Australians living with hepatitis C are without cirrhosis yet have not been treated.<\/p>\n

Left untreated, hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer and is responsible for more than 600 deaths annually in Australia.<\/p>\n

The therapy contains two direct-acting anti-viral agents that work to block the lifecycle of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a patient; doctors consider a patient virologically cured of HCV if the patient has undetectable levels of the virus 12 weeks after completing the treatment course.<\/p>\n

The PBS listing is part of the federal government\u2019s $1 billion investment in new direct-acting antiviral treatments to help reach the World Health Organisation target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030.<\/p>\n

Professor Gregory Dore, head of the viral hepatitis clinical research program at the University of New South Wales, said the inclusion of MAVIRET was a major step forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inclusion provides a further tool in the strategy to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat in Australia, and globally. For people living with hepatitis C, particularly those who are new to treatment, this new regimen provides another treatment option,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Australians with hepatitis C are encouraged to see their GP to have their liver health assessed and to discuss treatment options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of August 1, MAVIRET a new hepatitis C treatment is listed on Australia\u2019s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). MAVIRET, an eight-week, pan-genotypic treatment for chronic hepatitis C patients (new to treatment and without cirrhosis), is now available at a subsidised rate. According to Hepatitis Australia, approximately 200,000 Australians live with hepatitis C, with an additional […]<\/p>\n

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