This supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care will provide an overview of hepatitis C virus (HCV) including risk factors for HCV infection, factors associated with disease progression, treatment options, and considerations for managed care. Standard-of-care therapies and new and emerging therapeutic strategies for the management of HCV are discussed, along with strategies for promoting adherence.Faculty
Tram T. Tran, MD
Director, Hepatology
Medical Director, Liver Transplant
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
A. Scott Mathis, PharmD
Department of Pharmacy
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, New Jersey
Faculty Disclosures
These faculty have disclosed the following relevant commercial financial relationships or affiliations in the past 12 months.
Tram T. Tran, MD, has disclosed the following relevant commercial financial relationship:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
A. Scott Mathis, PharmD, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
The American Journal of Managed Care
Publishing Staff—Jeff D. Prescott, PharmD, RPh; Kara Guarini, MS; and Ida Delmendo have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Pharmacy Times Office of Continuing Professional Education and Physicians’ Education Resource, LLC
Planning Staff—Judy V. Lum, MPA; and Elena Beyzarov, PharmD, have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at the office of The American Journal of Managed Care, Plainsboro, New Jersey.
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