Open AccessMONITORING SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Santi Purna Sari,
Siti Rizky Isnaini,
Atika Wahyu Puspitasari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied pharmaceutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 0975-7058
DOI - 10.22159/ijap.2018.v10s1.71
Subject(s) - side effect (computer science) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medical prescription , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , medical record , antiretroviral treatment , pediatrics , viral load , immunology , pharmacology , computer science , programming language
Objective: This study aimed to monitor the side effects of patients who received antiretroviral medications in a subdistrict of West Jakarta in 2017.Methods: Descriptive research was performed using data collected prospectively from patients who met our inclusion criteria (total sampling).Primary data were obtained from interviews, and secondary data were obtained from medical and prescription records. The Naranjo algorithm wasused to classify side effects.Results: The side effects experienced by patients in this study fell into probable (45.45%) and possible (36.36%) categories. However, age (p=0.379),gender (p=1), and length of treatment (p=0.07) did not significantly affect the occurrence of side effects.Conclusion: Monitoring the side effects of antiretroviral medicine is necessary to prevent serious and rare side effects. The occurrence of side effects,whether they have an established causal relationship or not, could be prevented by appropriate monitoring.