PHARMACIST-LED PATIENT EDUCATION ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY: IS IT ENOUGH TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE? | Zendy

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PHARMACIST-LED PATIENT EDUCATION ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY: IS IT ENOUGH TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE?

Author(s) -

Ana Clara Fulanetti Squilanti,

Fernanda Mariana de Oliveira,

Patrícia de Carvalho Mastroianni

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

revista vitae

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 0121-4004

DOI - 10.17533/udea.vitae.v23n2a02

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , pharmacotherapy , medicine , pharmacist , patient education , pharmaceutical care , pharmacy , intensive care medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , antiretroviral therapy , presentation (obstetrics) , adverse effect , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , viral load , surgery

Case presentation: A 58-year-old man with AIDS, under ART treatment for 12 years, presenting non-compliance due pharmacotherapy complexity and lack of knowledge regarding disease and treatment. A care plan including pharmaceutical and educational interventions was established during a 7-month follow up. The plan mainly contemplated individual educational interventions with a few adjustments in the pharmacotherapy. Improvement of adherence and increase in quality of life where achieved in the end of the interventions, but no clinical impact was observed. Conclusion: Although increase in self-care and compliance to ART were enhanced, less complex regimens decided in cooperation between pharmacists and physicians could achieve better outcomes and solve some adverse-effects.

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