Third regional audit of antiretroviral prescribing in HIV patients

A multicentre re-audit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing in HIV-positive patients from October 2000 to March 2001, in the Yorkshire region, showed an improvement since our previous audit in 1999, with an increased proportion of patients taking three or more drugs. Overall, 53% of all patie...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2003, Vol.14 (1), p.58-60
Main Authors: LEE, Rachel, MONTEIRO, Eric F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS/HIV
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antiviral agents
Biological and medical sciences
Drug Prescriptions - standards
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug Utilization - standards
Guideline Adherence
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Protease Inhibitors - therapeutic use
HIV-1
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical Audit
Medical sciences
Patient Compliance
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viral Load
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Summary:A multicentre re-audit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing in HIV-positive patients from October 2000 to March 2001, in the Yorkshire region, showed an improvement since our previous audit in 1999, with an increased proportion of patients taking three or more drugs. Overall, 53% of all patients on ART had complete HIV-1 virological suppression (
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
0956-4624
DOI:10.1258/095646203321043291