HCV Treatment Initiation During Acute Psychiatric Admission

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Presence of or history of decompensated cirrhosis (evidence of decompensation with history of either ascites, variceal hemorrhage, or hepatic encephalopathy)
• •2. Platelets \< 75,000/mm3, total albumin \<35 g/L, total bilirubin \>34 μmol/L, INR \>1.5
• •3. History of current or past hepatocellular carcinoma.
• •4. HBV (HBsAg +ve) co-infection or untreated HIV co-infection
• •5. Prior HCV antiviral therapy with DAA with or without peginterferon/ribavirin
• •6. Chronic liver disease other than mild nonalcoholic or alcoholic fatty liver disease from a cause other than HCV
• •7. Pregnancy/breastfeeding/inability to use contraception
• •8. Use of concomitant contraindicated medications