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CPD

Demystifying Drug-Drug Interactions in Today's PLWHIV

  • Authors: David Back, PhD; Esteban Martinez, MD, PhD
  • CPD Released: 9/2/2020; Reviewed and Renewed: 2/9/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 2/9/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US infectious disease specialists and primary care physicians.

The goal of this activity is to improve knowledge of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHIV).

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding
    • Challenges and risks of DDIs in PLWHIV 
    • Common DDI interactions in aging PLWHIV 
  • Have increased confidence regarding
    • The management of comorbidities and DDIs in aging patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)


Disclosures

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Faculty

  • David Back, PhD

    Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology
    Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology
    University of Liverpool
    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: David Back, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; ViiV Healthcare
    Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; ViiV Healthcare
    Received grants for clinical research from: AbbVie Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Merck & Co., Inc.; ViiV Healthcare

  • Esteban Martinez, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    University of Barcelona
    Barcelona, Spain

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Esteban Martinez, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp; ViiV Healthcare
    Received grants for clinical research from: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp; ViiV Healthcare

Editors

  • Shanthi Voorn, PhD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Shanthi Voorn, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Zach Hartman, PhD

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Zach Hartman, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Content Reviewer

  • Esther Nyarko, PharmD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Esther Nyarko, PharmD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships

Peer Reviewer
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.25 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

Demystifying Drug-Drug Interactions in Today's PLWHIV

Authors: David Back, PhD; Esteban Martinez, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CPD Released: 9/2/2020; Reviewed and Renewed: 2/9/2022

Valid for credit through: 2/9/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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Abbreviations

3TC = lamivudine
ABC = abacavir
ART = antiretroviral therapy
ARV =
ATV = atazanavir
BIC = bictegravir
CAB = cabotegravir
CKD = chronic kidney disease
CNS = central nervous system
cobi = cobicistat
COX2 = cyclooxygenase-2
CVD = cardiovascular disease
d4T = stavudine
ddI = didanosine
DDI = drug-drug interaction
DOR = doravirine
DRV = darunavir
DTG = dolutegravir
EACS = European AIDS Clinical Society
EFV = efavirenz
ETV = entecavir
EVG = elvitegravir
EVG/c = elvitegravir-cobicistat
FPV = fosamprenavir
FTC = emtricitabine
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
HTN = hypertension
IAS = International AIDS Society
INSTI = integrase strand transfer inhibitor
IQR = interquartile range
IVR =
LPV = lopinavir
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
MVC = maraviroc
NVP = nevirapine
P. jiroveci = Pneumocystis jiroveci
PI = protease inhibitor
PK = pharmacokinetics
PLWHIV = people living with human immunodeficiency virus
r = ritonavir
RAL = raltegravir
RPV = rilpivirine
SD = standard deviation
SQV = saquinavir
STOPP = Screening Tool of Older Persons' Prescriptions
TAF = tenofovir alafenamide
TB = tuberculosis
TDF = tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
TPV = tipranavir
ZDV = zidovudine

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