FACULTY:

Ami Teague, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVE
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice,
McWhorter School of Pharmacy,
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS:

Dr. Teague has no actual or potential conflicts of interest in relation to this activity.

U.S. Pharmacist does not view the existence of relationships as an implication of bias or that the value of the material is decreased. The content of the activity was planned to be balanced, objective, and scientifically rigorous. Occasionally, authors express opinions that represent their own viewpoint. Conclusions drawn by participants should be derived from objective analysis of scientific data.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

Pharmacists
Postgraduate Healthcare Education, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
UAN: 430-000-09-016-H02-P; 430-000-09-016-H02-T
Credits: 2.0 hours (0.20 ceu)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

TARGET AUDIENCE:

This accredited activity is targeted to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Estimated time to complete this activity is 120 minutes.

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DISCLAIMER:

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

GOAL:

To familiarize pharmacists with the current treatment options for human immunodeficiency virus, the adverse effects and main drug interactions with antiretrovirals, and the appropriate monitoring parameters of therapy.

OBJECTIVES:

After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Know the appropriate laboratory and social parameters guiding when to initiate antiretrovirals.*
2. Understand the role of different classes of antiretrovirals and how they work together.*
3. Recognize possible drug interactions between different antiretrovirals and interactions between antiretrovirals and other medications.*
4. Monitor for and recognize adverse reactions related to different antiretrovirals.*

*Also applies to pharmacy technicians