Price analyses on direct-acting antiviral drugs of hepatitis C

VernacularTitle:丙肝治疗直接抗病毒药物价格分析
Author: Chengaxin DUAN ¹ ; Binyan SUI ; Zhongdan CHEN ; Kun ZHAO
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1. 国家卫生健康委卫生发展研究中心，北京100044
Keywords: Hepatitis C; Direct-acting antiviral drugs; Price analyses
From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(10):1161-1164
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The oral direct-acting antiviral drug (DAA) offers tremendous opportunities to eliminate hepatitis C. We analyzed the market trends, price trends and global treatment progress of DAA drugs by reviewing the guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of hepatitis C, and discusses the current accessibility of DAA treatment and its influencing factors. The results show that WHO recommends the use of DAA for treatment of hepatitis C, but the price of DAA is expensive. Although some countries have taken measures to lower prices and improve accessibility, the advancement of DAA treatment has been unsatisfactory and coverage is still not high. In addition to price, factors such as strategy, health system, accessibility and service provision need to be considered, and public health methods should be adopted to promote DAA treatment to achieve the elimination of hepatitis C.