Impact of drug use policy on the appropriate use of direct acting antiviral agents for Hepatitis C in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Ahmed Saqer Alotaibi (Author), Nour Shamas (Author), Umair Uddin Ansari (Author), Faisal M Sanai (Author), Ali Alshahrani (Author), Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman (Author), Mohammed Ali Aseeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia developed a new policy for the use of direct antiviral agents (DAAs) for hepatitis C. The present study was conducted to evaluate prescribers' compliance and the impact of the policy on DAAs appropriate use. Materials and Met...