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Drug interactions are common in HIV treatment. But modern medical practice, with pressures to hurry due to cost control, may not leave enough time for physicians to make sure that they know
about everything their patients are taking, and counsel them on potential risks. Not all drug interactions are harmful; some treatment combinations are designed to use interactions, and others can be adjusted to compensate for
them. But patients may want to check their regimens to be aware of potential problems that they should bring to their doctor's attention.
The Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS: Drug-Drug
Interactions provides background on drug interactions as well as lists of what to watch out for. You can also submit your own regimen for an
immediate computerized report on known potential interactions. This drug interaction guide is published by HealthCare Communications Group and is available at www.healthcg.com. The entire course can be printed easily, so
if you do not have on-line access yourself, someone else could print the material for you.
Project Inform's Drug Interactions Fact
Sheet is a simpler drug interaction guide with a one page of introduction written for patients, and 17 pages of drug-drug interactions listed alphabetically by generic
drug names. You can obtain a copy from Project Inform. Call the hotline, 800-822-7422 or 415-558-9051, 9 am to 5 pm Pacific time Monday through Saturday-- or write to: Project Inform 205 13th St., #2001 San
Francisco, California 94103; or get the information directly from www.projinf.org.
Editor's Note: from AIDS Treatment News
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