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Table 5 Comparison of the rate of SVR12 and adherence to DAAs

From: Evaluation of pharmaceutical intervention in direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C virus infected patients in an ambulatory setting: a retrospective analysis

Reference (published year)

Study design

Genotype

Medications

Adherence assessment

SVR12 (%)

Adherence (%)

Present study

Retrospective

1 and 2

Various kinds of DAA

Pill count

99.6% (265/266)

Adherent (defined as ≥95% of pill count): 99.0% (397/401)

Adherent (defined as ≥90% of pill count): 99.3% (398/401)

Retrospective analyses of clinical practice

9 (2016)

Retrospective

1–3

Various kinds of DAA

Patient report

93.2% (124/133)

Adherent (defined as 100% of adherence): 79.1% (102/129)

12 (2017)

Retrospective

1–4

Various kinds of DAA

PDC from pharmacy record b

Specialty pharmacy

92.9% (156/168)

Adherent (defined as ≥80% of PDC): 100% (206/206)

Nonintegrated pharmacies

88.6% (39/44)

Adherent (defined as ≥80% of PDC): 97% (55/57)

16 (2016)

Retrospective

1 a

SOF/LDV

PDC from pharmacy record b

All subjects: 95.3% (928/974)

Patients with adherence of

≥90%: 96.3% (621/645)

<90%: 95.0% (301/317)

<50%: 50.0% (6/12)

100% of PDC: 65.7% (632/962)

≥90% of PDC: 67.0% (645/962)

≥80% of PDC: 67.8% (653/962)

2 or 3

SOF+RBV

PDC from pharmacy record b

All subjects: 88.2% (585/663)

Patients with adherence of

≥90%: 89.9%(561/624)

<90%: 67.6% (23/34)

<50%: 20.0% (1/5)

100% of PDC: 92.1% (606/658)

≥90% of PDC: 94.8% (624/658)

≥80% of PDC: 98.3% (647/658)

17 (2016)

Retrospective

1 a

SOF, SOF/LDV, simeprevir

Patient report

90.4% (225/249)

Adherent (defined as 100% of adherence): 97.0% (360/371)

18 (2017)

Retrospective

1–3

Various kinds of DAA

PDC from pharmacy record b

94.1% (350/372)

Mean PDC: 98.7%

Adherent (defined as ≥95% of PDC): 98.9% (358/362)

Analyses of phase 2 and/or 3 clinical trials

15 (2016)

Pooled analysis of phase 2-3 studies

1–6

SOF+RBV±LDV

Pill count

All subjects: 84.4% (2134/2528)

Patients with adherence of

≥80%: 85.4% (1820/2131)

<80%: 79.1% (314/397)

Mean: 91.3%

Adherent (defined as ≥80% of doses): 84.3% (2131/2528)

Pooled analysis of phase 2-3 studies

1–6

SOF/LDV

Pill count

All subjects: 96.5% (1441/1493)

Patients with adherence of

≥80%: 97.1% (1394/1436)

<80%: 82.5% (47/57)

Mean: 97.5%

Adherent (defined as ≥80% of doses): 96.2% (1436/1493)

19 (2016)

Pooled analysis of phase 3 studies

1

SOF/ LDV±RBV

Pill count

96.7% (1888/1952)

Adherent (defined as ≥80% of doses): 92.3% (1802/1952)

20 (2016)

Pooled analysis of phase 3 studies

1–6

SOF/velpatasvir

Pill count

98.1% (1015/1035)

Adherent (defined as ≥90% of doses): 95.8% (992/1035)

21 (2016)

Phase 2a study

1

SOF/LDV

MEMS

Pill counts

Patient report

96.6% (58/60)

MEMS: mean 96.7%

Pill counts: mean 98.2%

Patient report: mean 99.3%

  1. MEMS Electronic medication event monitoring system, PDC The proportion of days covered, SOF Sofosbuvir, LDV Ledipasvir, RBV Ribavirin
  2. aThe majority of the patients were infected with HCV genotype 1. Four patients were infected with genotype 4 and 175 patients were infected with an unknown genotype of HCV.
  3. bPDC was defined as the total number of days with possession of medication in a period of time