Polypharmacy and drug-related problems among people living with HIV/AIDS: a single-center experience

The HIV-infected population is aging, and the concomitant comorbidities increase the likelihood of polypharmacy. There is a scarcity of data for determining drug-related problems in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between 1 September 2015 and 1 July 2016. All patients underwent a face-to-face interview with a clinical pharmacist. PCNE Classification V 7.0 was used classify incident drug-related problems (DRPs). Results: The mean age of the patients was 40.4 ± 13.06 years. The rate of polypharmacy was 66.1% in patients with comorbidities and 12.3% in those without comorbidities (P < 0.001). DRPs were more prominent in older patients (46 vs. 37 years, P < 0.001), those with longer durations of antiretroviral therapy (ART) (45 vs. 27 months, P = 0.014), and those with lower education levels (P = 0.013). Receiving >3 ART drugs was associated with more DRPs in the logistic regression model (odds ratio: 8.299, 95% confidence interval: 1.924-35.803). Fifty-eight interventions were performed in 45 (24.9%) patients. Clinical pharmacist interventions were performed in 18.9% of patients without polypharmacy and in 38.9% of patients with polypharmacy (P < 0.001). Conclusion: DRPs and polypharmacy are common among elderly PLWHA. More interventions are warranted to boost the quality of life in aging PLWHA.
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences-Cover
  • ISSN: 1300-0144
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
  • Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK
Sayıdaki Diğer Makaleler

Selma KORKMAZ, Gülben Sayilan ÖZGÜN

Hatice Rahmet GÜNER, Zeliha Koçak TUFAN, Gülruhsar YILMAZ, Mehmet Akin TAŞYARAN

Which nostril should be used for nasotracheal intubation with Airtraq NT®: the right or left? A randomized clinical trial

Neşe TÜRKYILMAZ, Zehra İpek ARSLAN

Risk factors for rectal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary care hospital: a case-control study from Turkey

Fatma Yekta ÜRKMEZ KORKMAZ, İmran HASANOĞLU, Gül Ruhsar YILMAZ, Mehmet Akın TAŞYARAN, Rahmet GÜNER, Fatma ESER, Ziya Cibali AÇIKGÖZ

Association of common IL-10 promoter gene variants with the susceptibility to head and neck cancer in Tunisia

Cherif BEN HAMDA, Abrar K. AL-ANSARI, Wassim Y. ALMAWI, Lamia MAKNI, Oussema SOUIAI, Ezzedine GAZOUANI, Amel MEZLINI, Besma YACOUBI-LOUESLATI

Mustafa ÇALIŞKAN, Muhammed KIZILGÜL, Selvihan BEYSEL, Bekir UÇAN, Fatih Alper AKCAN, Mümtaz TAKIR, Mustafa ÖZBEK, Erman ÇAKAL

Filiz KAYA, Ahmet Çağkan İNKAYA, Ali İhsan ERTENLİ, Osman ABBASOĞLU, Sercan AKSOY, Yakut Akyön YILMAZ, Sibel ERGÜVEN

8-Hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine as a biomarker of oxidative stress in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Ganzhu FENG, Kaili DENG, Tianming GAO, Sixia CHEN, Xiaoqin WENG, Yunshi ZHANG, Jing YAO, Xing LIU, Yang ZHANG

Cengiz BURAK, Erkan BAYSAL, Muhammed SÜLEYMANOĞLU, Çağri YAYLA, Serkan ÇAY, Ümit KERVAN

Polypharmacy and drug-related problems among people living with HIV/AIDS: a singlecenter experience

Kutay DEMİRKAN, Ahmet Çağkan İNKAYA, Emre KARA, Duygu AYDIN HAKLI, Serhat ÜNAL