Listen: Hepatitis C treatment coming to PBS
Monday 22 February 2016 5:50PM
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Monday 5.30pm
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Presented by
Dr Norman Swan
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Hepatitis C impacts 230,000 Australians.
A direct acting antiviral hepatitis C treatments will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from March 2016.
Australia are 18 months behind the U.S. roll out of this treatment - a result of the Australian government's protracted negotiations.
Hepatitis C is a chronic disease that can be cured – Helen Tyrrell, CEO of Hepatitis Australia, sees a possibility of it being eliminated in the next 15-20 years.
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