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Micro-costing analysis of guideline-based treatment by direct-acting agents: the real-life case of hepatitis C management in Brazil.
BMC gastroenterology - 23 Nov 2017
Perazzo Hugo, Jorge Marcelino Jose, Silva Julio Castro, Avellar Alexandre Monken, Silva Patrícia Santos, Romero Carmen, Veloso Valdilea Gonçalves, Mujica-Mota Ruben, Anderson Rob, Hyde Chris, Castro Rodolfo
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BACKGROUND: Eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) using direct-acting agents (DAA) has been associated with a financial burden to health authorities worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the guideline-based treatment costs by DAAs from the perspective of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMoH). METHODS: The activity based costing method was used to estimate the cost for monitoring/treatment of genotype-1 (GT1) HCV...
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