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Related Knowledge Base Chapters
Antiretroviral Drugs Profiles
Laurence Peiperl, Susa Coffey.
Metabolic Complications of HIV Therapy
Dominic C. Chow, Larry J. Day, Scott A. Souza, Cecilia M. Shikuma, May 2006.
Symptom Management Guidelines
Lisa Capaldini, July 2004.
Interactions of Antiretroviral Drugs: Related Resources
Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy
Edward L. Machtinger, MD, David R. Bangsberg, MD, May 2005.
Journal Articles
A new era of antiretroviral drug toxicity
Calmy A, Hirschel B, Cooper DA, et al. Antivir Ther. 2009;14(2):165-79. Review.
Adverse effects of antiretrovirals in HIV-infected pregnant women
Zuk DM, Hughes CA, Foisy MM, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Jun;43(6):1028-35.
Neuropsychological functioning and antiretroviral treatment in HIV/AIDS: a review
Cysique LA, Brew BJ. Neuropsychol Rev. 2009 Jun;19(2):169-85.
The consequences of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy use for cardiovascular disease risk: shifting paradigms
Baker JV, Henry WK, Neaton JD. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 May;4(3):176-82.
Baseline renal insufficiency and risk of death among HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka, Zambia
Mulenga L, Kruse G, Lakhi S, et al. AIDS. 2008;22:1821-7. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health.
Adverse effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy in developing countries
Subbaraman R, Chaguturu SK, Mayer KH, Flanigan TP, Kumarasamy N. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct 15;45(8):1093-101.
Adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected children
Shah I. J Trop Pediatr. 2006 Aug;52(4):244-8.
Adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a review of selected topics
Nolan D, Reiss P, Mallal S. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2005 Mar;4(2):201-18.
Integrating nutrition therapy into medical management of human immunodeficiency virus
Clin Infect Dis. (supplement), April 1, 2003. Special issue of CID, on HIV-related nutritional issues and metabolic abnormalities.
Guidelines and Best Practices
Management of Metabolic Complications Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection
Recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA Panel, JAIDS, November 1, 2002.
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003;37:613?627.
Conference Reports and Proceedings
Complications of HIV Disease and Therapy
Judith S. Currier, Diane V. Havlir. Topics in HIV Medicine, International AIDS Society-USA, March/April 2004. Highlights of the 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, San Francisco, CA, February 8-11, 2004. [PDF, 424K]
International Workshops on Adverse Drug Reactions and Comorbidities in HIV
Online Books and Chapters
Adverse Reactions to HIV Medications Section: Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult
AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center, 2006.
Drug Toxicity: Adverse Drug Reactions
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Section 22, Chapter 302.
Newsletter Articles
Diagnosis and Management of Body Morphology Changes and Lipid Abnormalities Associated With HIV Infection and Its Therapies
David A. Wohl. Topics in HIV Medicine, International AIDS Society-USA, July/August 2004. [PDF, 132K]
Provider Education and Training
Preventing and Managing Antiretroviral Side Effects
Clinical Care Options. A series of modules covering various topics relating to the prevention and management of side effects associated with the use of ARV medications. Updated regularly.
Antiretroviral Rx: Adverse Effects
HIV Web Study. 7 case-based learning modules for clinicians, from the Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center and the University of Washington. Updated regularly.
Clinician Support Tools
AACTG Metabolic Complications Guides
Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) module designed to provide researchers, clinicians and subjects with accessible and current information regarding major metabolic complications of HIV and its therapies. August 13, 2002.
Patient and Community Education
Side Effects
A series of fact sheets for patients on side effects and how to deal with them, from aidsinfonet.org.
Managing Side Effects of HIV Medications
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute; November 2006. An online educational booklet for patients.
Side Effects of Anti-HIV Medications
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; October 2005. A series of fact sheets for patients on major side effects, including hepatotoxicity, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, lactic acidosis, and skin rash.
Links
HIV-Specific
AIDSinfo Drug Database
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on antiretroviral treatment and drugs that treat or prevent AIDS-related illness.
AIDSmeds.com
Succinct, easy-to-read information on HIV drugs and related issues.
Anti-HIV Compounds Database
Computerized databases containing chemical structures and biological data established at the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) of NIAID to foster developments in the chemotherapy of HIV and opportunistic infections and to serve as an information source.
Database of Antiretroviral Drug Interactions
Search by antiretroviral drug, interacting drug, or interacting drug class. Maintained by HIV InSite.
FDA Office of Special Health Issues, HIV/AIDS Activities
Information on HIV/AIDS drugs, State AIDS Fraud Task Forces, articles, brochures, and useful tables.
hiv-druginteractions.org
Site features information on interactions with each class of antiretroviral drugs. Maintained by the Liverpool HIV Pharmacology Group, University of Liverpool.
HIV Medication Guide
Features information on single- and multiple-HIV drug interactions, a customizable medication chart function, patient drug pamphlets, and more. Available in English and French from JAG enterprises, a clinical pharmacy consultation firm.
Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
An on-line decision support tool designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis, management and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Requires registration.
NIAID/DAIDS: HIV/AIDS Treatment
An easy-to-read site with a comprehensive overview of the discovery and development of AIDS therapeutics, from the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID.)
Toronto General Hospital Immunodeficiency Clinic
HIV treatment resources, including drug interactions tables, fact sheets, and other information for health care professionals.
General
Clinical Pharmacology
Up-to-date, peer reviewed, clinically-relevant information on all U.S. drugs, as well as off-label uses and dosages, herbal supplements, nutritional products, and new and investigational drugs. Requires paid subscription.
Cytochrome P450 Drug Interaction Table
Designed as a hypothesis testing, teaching, and reference tool for physicians and researchers interested in drug interactions that are the result of competition for, or effects on the human cytochrome P450 system. Includes links to canned PubMed searches.
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
(CDER) Reports and information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as regulatory issues and the drug approval process, public health alerts, and more.
PDR.net
Physicians' Desk Reference online, featuring drug and healthcare information, with separate interfaces for physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, and consumers. Registration is required, and is either free or fee-based, depending on the level of access desired.
RxList
Index of information on pharmaceutical products from WebMD. Features search function for looking up drugs by the pill imprint code.
Adverse Event Reporting and Emergencies
American Association of Poison Control Centers
List of poison control centers.
Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
Intended to provide an early signal of any major teratogenic effect associated with a prenatal exposure to the products monitored through the registry, a voluntary prospective, exposure-registration, observational study designed to collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of pregnancy exposures to antiretroviral products.
MedWatch
FDA safety information and adverse event reporting program for drugs and other medical products.
U.S. Pharmacopeia Practitioner Reporting
Reporting programs for drug product problems, medication errors, and veterinary medicine.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
(VAERS) Vaccine surveillance program of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.