Nature and prevalence of adverse drug reaction of antiretroviral medications in Halibet National Referral Hospital: a retrospective study.

CONCLUSION: ADRs associated with ART drugs in Halibet hospital were found to be highly prevalent. Furthermore, CD4 count below 200, was identified as a major risk factor that predisposes patients to ADRs. This is burdensome to resource constrained countries such as Eritrea who have limited drug options and high HIV prevalence, therefore these findings will help patients and healthcare professionals understand the nature as well as seriousness of these ADRs and identify the risks involved with ART medications which can help minimize ART associated ADRs early on. PMID: 31060603 [PubMed - in process]
Source: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: BMC Pharmacol Toxicol Source Type: research