Interactions Among Drugs for HIV & Opportunistic Infections
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Written by Stephen C. Piscitelli, Pharm.D., & Keith D. Gallicano, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Vol. 34, No. 13, March 29, 2001

This article is a current nice review of variables and mechanisms of action in drug interactions between HIV medications (protease inhibitors, NNRTIs, and NRTIs), and their interactions with other drugs. It discusses the new cutting edge field of therapeutic drug monitoring and its limitations: using drug blood levels to evaluate and adjust drug dosing.