What Does DAA Mean in Medical Terms?

DAA stands for direct-acting antiviral. Hepatitis C cure drug class.

Where you will see DAA

You will most often see DAA in microbiology results and infection-control notes, medication orders and prescriptions, digestive health notes and endoscopy reports.

Example

A medication order might be written with “DAA” as shorthand for direct-acting antiviral.

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