HIV coinfection with hepatitis c prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. The best way to prevent hepatitis C infection is to never inject drugs, or to stop injecting drugs if you currently do so by getting into and staying in a drug treatment program.

If injecting drugs is continued, new sterile syringes must be used and once used or share syringes, needles, water, or other drug preparation equipment should be completely avoided.