HIV patients whose antiretroviral
therapy was initiated and managed
by pharmacists achieved earlier
viral suppression compared with
those managed by a primary HIV
clinician, according to a report
published in the 01 Sep issue of the
American Journal of Health-System
Pharmacy.
The retrospective cohort analysis
involving 1,700 treatmentnaïve
patients showed that the
pharmacy-directed care group
received more frequent monitoring
of patients’ viral loads during the
first six months of antiretroviral
therapy, resulting in 1.41 times
faster viral suppression.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 10 Sep 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 10 Sep 15
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