Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion
Mr. Lawrence Murphy:
In our experience, you could be in the hospital for between one hour and two hours. There is a battery of tests to take before getting the tablet itself. There is a blood test, an ultrasound scan if the disease has progressed and a FibroScan test. In some hospitals, the care is provided swiftly. The period from first diagnosis to the pill being administered could be as short as four weeks, although that is not the case outside of Dublin and in certain regions.
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