Economic assessment of hepatitis C treatments

Objectives - To present a review of the literature on the economic assessme nt of health care for hepatitis C virus infected patients. Methods - The identification of articles wets based on Medline. A scale was used to compare the methodology and results of the economic evaluations. Results - The results emphasize the shortage of studies in the field of hep atitis C, and the inadequacy of epidemiological, clinical and economic data on hepatitis C virus infection, as well as of clinical research from an ec onomic perspective. Conclusion - To implement an efficient screening and health care policy, he alth care decision makers need criteria to evaluate the efficiency of treat ment strategies for hepatitis C. Economic analyses could provide important information For the social debate on hepatitis treatment.