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Table 5.10. Monitoring Plan During Treatment for HCV Infection (cont’d)

				Weeks of Treatment
	Baseline	2	4	8	12	16		20	24	24–28
Ophthalmologic	X‡				X				X	q12 weeks
exam
PT	X					X				q12 weeks
Pregnancy test	Perform at regular intervals if appropriate

‡Necessary for patients with a history of retinopathy; IFN package insert recommends screening for all patients­ prior to treatment.. Many clinicians choose to defer the initial exam and monitor for disturbances in vision and loss of color perception..

Adapted from: Sax PE, Cohen CJ, Kuritzkes DR.. HIV Essentials (6th Ed), Jones & Bartlett, Sudbury, MA, 2013..

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