All people receiving a first dispensing of the following second-generation DAAs during the DAA period were identified: sofosbuvir (SOF), simeprevir (SMV), daclatasvir (DCV), sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (SOF/LDV), ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (OBV/PTVr), dasabuvir (DSV), elbasvir/grazoprevir (EBR/GZR), sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL), glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB), sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX). Initiation was defined as the dispensing of DAAs in the absence of any DAA delivery in the previous 6 months. DAAs were identified using a list of medicines based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification.
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