Ryan Buchanan

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Department of primary care and population statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Community pharmacies have an essential role in sustaining the elimination of hepatitis C in England

Pharmacies can provide easy access to hepatitis C testing for people who inject drugs, helping to control infection rates and allow the elimination of the virus in England by 2025.…

Building on hepatitis C testing: the potential to identify alcohol-related liver disease through community pharmacy

Community pharmacy can identify people who may have alcohol-related liver disease, but research is needed to ascertain the best approach.…

Hepatitis C and the potential for care delivery in community pharmacy

Community pharmacists are uniquely placed to deliver hepatitis C virus testing and treatment, and could help efforts in reaching the World Health Organization target for elimination of the disease by 2030.…

Integrating community pharmacy testing for hepatitis C with specialist care

Many patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection lie undiagnosed and a significant proportion of patients that have been identified are disengaged from specialist services. The Isle of Wight (IOW) typifies this issue, with an estimated 200 undiagnosed patients with HCV infection and a small numb…