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The percentage of individuals 18 years and older who met the Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) threshold of 90% for ≥3 antiretroviral medications during the measurement year.
' + 'A higher rate indicates better performance.
' + 'Intended Use
' + 'Performance measurement for health plans.
' + 'Data Sources
' + 'Prescription claims data.
' + 'Denominator
' + 'Individuals who filled a prescription for ≥3 distinct ARVs (as a single agent or as a combination) each with 2 different dates of service during the measurement year.
' + 'Exclusions
' + 'Hospice.
' + 'Numerator
' + 'Individuals from the denominator who met the PDC threshold of 90% during the measurement year.
' + 'In October of 2017 the Department of Health and Human Services published updates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adolescents Living with HIV. In these guidelines, the importance of patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy is emphasized to sustain suppression of the viral load, to reduce the risk of drug resistance, and to improve the patients' overall health, quality of life, and survival." +
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The purpose for the Proportion of Days Covered Antiretroviral Medications measure is to identify patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy. It has been demonstrated that adherence below 90-95% results in higher rates of treatment failure and development of drug resistance.' +
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Antiretroviral regimens generally consist three active ARV medications. These regimens generally include two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) in combination with a third active ARV drug from one of three drug classes: an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), or a protease inhibitor (PI) with a pharmacokinetic enhancer (booster) (cobicistat or ritonavir).' +
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This measure is based upon guidelines which recommend use of ≥3 antiviral medications for treatment of HIV. As a result, individuals on Truvada for PrEP would most likely not qualify for the eligible population/denominator since Truvada only contains two ingredients.
' + "The PDC calculation is appropriate for medication classes that are used on a routine basis and in which the days' supply can be accurately determined. For these reasons, our PDC measures are limited to medication classes used for chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia) requiring on-going treatment and taken on a scheduled basis where days' supply and refills can be used to estimate medication use. Since Truvada for PrEP may or may not be used on an on-going basis, it is not appropriate for the PDC calculation. Accordingly, the measure was updated in 2019 from ≥2 to ≥3 antiviral medications to exclude these individuals taking Truvada for Prep.
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