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Review
. 2024 Jun 7;23(1):e0203.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000203. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

Increasing pharmacoequity for people with cirrhosis

Melanie A Hundt  1   2 , Ani A Kardashian  1   2
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Review

Increasing pharmacoequity for people with cirrhosis

Melanie A Hundt et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Conflict of interest statement

Ani A. Kardashian advises Gilead. The remaining author has no conflicts to report.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Areas of inequity in medication access along the therapeutic continuum. Abbreviations: MASH, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis; ALD, alcohol- associated liver disease; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PBC, primary biliary cholangitis.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Solutions to address disparities in access to pharmacotherapies in people with liver disease. Abbreviations: CLD, chronic liver disease; ECHO, extension for community healthcare outcomes; EMR, electronic medical record.
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