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Update on prescribing errors with HAART.

John J Faragon·Timothy S Lesar
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Abstract

Medication-prescribing errors associated with HAART may lead to treatment failure, development of resistance, or drug toxicity. Reports have described HAART-related medication-prescribing errors; the causes of these errors are often multifactorial and include lack of knowledge about HIV treatments, complexity of regimens, and sound-alike/look-alike names of medications. Clinicians caring for HIV-infected patients should be aware of the potential for prescribing errors associated with HAART and employ strategies to prevent them.

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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveDrug InteractionsDrug PrescriptionsHIV InfectionsHumansMedication ErrorsMedication SystemsUnited StatesJournal ArticleReview

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John J Faragon, Timothy S Lesar. 2003. Update on prescribing errors with HAART.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12846171/

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