Tasmanian-based telehealth provider GP2U has developed three patient videos explaining the new hepatitis C medications that became available on the PBS yesterday, adding to the decision support tool it has created for GPs to help raise awareness of what is a remarkable breakthrough in treating the virus.

GP2U is also able to organise the mandatory specialist approval for the prescription as part of its offering to patients who choose to use its telehealth service if their regular GP is not available or the demand for appointments at liver clinics is too great. Approximately 230,000 Australians have the virus.