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Open Access
01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Drug interactions in the elderly HIV-infected patient
Authors:
C Coroiu, F Tollinchi, G Hittinger, S Mokhtari, P Granet, O Faucher-Zaegel, A Madrid, A Menard, JL Mattei, S Chadapaud, VISAGE study group
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
Elderly HIV-infected patients may present particularities on both disease evolution and morbidity, as compared to younger patients. Moreover, elderly patients are more likely to take numerous medications due to their age-related condition. VISAGE is a French multidisciplinary study group focusing on elderly HIV-infected patients in order to evaluate and improve their therapeutic care. Our study "Visage 1" aimed to analyse potential drug interactions between antiretroviral drugs (ARV) and all other products taken by elderly HIV-infected patients. …