1306. Evaluation and Predictors of Antiretroviral (ART)-Related Medication Errors in Hospitalized People Living with HIV (PWLH)

Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized patients with HIV infection.

BACKGROUND Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved survival for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, effective therapy requires high levels of adherence over extended periods of time. Previous studies suggest that patients receiving long-term medication are at risk for unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. ...

the evaluation of language related engagment and task related engagment with the purpose of investigating the effect of metatalk and task typology

abstract while task-based instruction is considered as the most effective way to learn a language in the related literature, it is oversimplified on various grounds. different variables may affect how students are engaged with not only the language but also with the task itself. the present study was conducted to investigate language and task related engagement on the basis of the task typolog...

Antiretroviral medication errors for patients with HIV infection.

Errors in prescribing antiretroviral agents for patients with HIV infection may lead to treatment failure, drug resistance, or drug toxicity. Several published reports describe such errors, which appear to be related to a lack of knowledge, inexperience, complexities of the antiretroviral regimens, and sound-alike and look-alike names. Clinicians caring for patients with HIV infection should be...

Evaluation of pharmacy-implemented medication reconciliation directed at antiretroviral therapy in hospitalized HIV/AIDS patients.

Alcohol Consumption, Progression of Disease and Other Comorbidities, and Responses to Antiretroviral Medication in People Living with HIV

The present paper describes the possible connection between alcohol consumption and adherence to medicine used to treat human deficiency viral (HIV) infection. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has a positive influence on longevity in patients with HIV, substantially reducing morbidity and mortality, including resource-poor settings such as South Africa. However, in a systematic comp...