Hep C Get Cured (English)

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Should I Get Tested? Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the blood-borne hepatitis C virus. Over time, it can lead to serious liver disease including liver failure and liver cancer. An estimated 170,000 Australians live with hepatitis C.

Information for GPs General Practitioners are now able to prescribe and manage the treatment of hepatitis C using direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in consultation with a gastroenterologist, hepatologist or infectious diseases physician experienced in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. Skilled and experienced clinicians may initiate hepatitis C treatment using DAAs without consultation with a specialist.

1 in 5 people with hepatitis C don't know they have it. You may have been exposed to the virus and not realise it. Exposure can happen through: sharing injecting equipment unsterile tattooing home body piercing or body art medical, dental or cosmetic procedures with unsterile equipment Ÿ blood transfusions before 1990 or Ÿ any situation where open cuts or wounds might have been exposed to another person’s blood. Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

If you don’t know your status and don’t know if you might have been at risk, consider taking a test.

Useful Resources Hepatitis C Information for GPs http://hepsa.asn.au/gp. Electronic GP information - drug interaction tool, patient resources, testing, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, pregnancy, children.

Remote Consultation Request for Initiation of Hepatitis C Treatment [PDF] http://bit.ly/gesa-remote-consult-form

Start by talking to your doctor. For more information on hepatitis C tests, why they're done and what the results mean visit our Hepatitis C Testing page.

Hepatitis C Treatment Resources for Prescribers and Dispensers http://hepatitissa.asn.au/news/263

Hepatitis C Self-Assessment Guide An estimated 7,500 South Australians are living with the Hepatitis C virus. This self-assessment guide will help you nd out if you may have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus. It will only take a few minutes and is completely anonymous.

Video - Taking HCV Risk History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =s2BFKVrJVW4

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