CVS Health: After 30 Years, a Hepatitis C Treatment That Finally Worked
ACCESSWIRE•02/10/2026•09:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Mary cured of hepatitis C after more than 30 years with the disease
- ➤Alternative formulation enabled treatment after prescribed pill was too large to swallow
- ➤CVS Specialty pharmacists provided repeated treatment guidance and reassurance
- ➤Oak Street Health and CVS Specialty Pharmacy coordinated personalized patient care
Expert Statements
Rebecca Anastos-Wallen, Chief Clinical Officer at Oak Street Health
“Mary, the virus is gone. It’s undetectable. You’re cured.”
Mary, CVS Specialty Pharmacy patient
“Even though I talked to almost 13 CVS Specialty pharmacists, the answer was the same”
Mary, CVS Specialty Pharmacy patient
“I felt the care, and I teared up”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2026 / Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom (link)
For more than 30 years, Mary lived with hepatitis C, uncertain whether she would ever be free of the disease. Then earlier this year, she received the news she had been waiting decades to hear.
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