title: Clinically relevant drug interactions with antiretroviral agents.
abstract: With the advent of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors and the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, the importance of drug-drug interactions with antiretroviral agents is becoming increasingly recognized. Every clinician involved in the care of HIV-infected persons should have a broad knowledge of these drug-drug interactions and their underlying mechanisms. This paper will review currently known clinically relevant interactions with antiretroviral agents reported thus far. Alternative strategies will be proposed where possible, in order to improve patient safety and the therapeutic efficacy of the antiretroviral agents. It must be emphasized, however, that in many cases these proposals are not backed up by authoritative clinical consensus panels and that clinical experience with many of these combinations is limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands. D.Burger@klinfarm.azn.nl
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hoetelmans
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Koopmans
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Meenhorst
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hekster
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Beijnen
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 / Q000502:physiology; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000502:physiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D001189:Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; D019389:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D010089:Oxidoreductases, N-Demethylating