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The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

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A <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Supportive</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> • Chapter 27: Pharmacologic Interactions of <strong>Clinical</strong> SignificanceTable 27-8: Drug Interactions with Anti-PCP AgentsDrug Major Adverse Reactions InteractionsAtavoquone Transaminase elevation Increases levels of zidovudineRashFeverDapsonePentamidinePrimaquineClindamycinTrimethoprimsulfamethoxazoleRashNausea/vomitingAnemiaMethemoglobinemiaNeutropeniaThrombocy<strong>to</strong>peniaTransaminase elevationNephro<strong>to</strong>xicityHyperglycemiaTransaminase elevationHyperkalemiaNeutropeniaThrombocy<strong>to</strong>peniaPancreatitisPotentially life-threateningventricular arrhythmiasHemolysis(especially in G6PD-deficiency)FeverRashMethemoglobinemiaTransaminase elevationDiarrheaNausea/vomitingPseudomembraneous colitisRashFeverTransaminase elevationSkinErythema multi<strong>for</strong>me(Stevens-Johnson syndrome, rare)Generalized skin eruptionsEpidermal necrolysisExfoliative dermatitisPho<strong>to</strong>sensitivityUrticariaPruritusOtherNausea/vomitingTransaminase elevationNeutropeniaThrombocy<strong>to</strong>peniaFeverIncreases levels of trimethoprim<strong>and</strong> dapsone, which may increaseboth the pharmacologic <strong>and</strong> <strong>to</strong>xiceffects of both drugs. Rifampin increasesmetabolism of dapsonewhile didanosine decreases absorptionof dapsone <strong>and</strong> may lead <strong>to</strong> failureof dapsone prophylaxis. Avoid.Foscarnet: increased riskof nephro<strong>to</strong>xicity, severehypoglycemia <strong>and</strong>hypocalcemia. Avoid drugsthat cause or exacerbatepancreatitis, such asdidanosine.Opiates <strong>and</strong> diphenoxylate mayworsen diarrhea. Kaolin-pectinantidiarrheals decreaseabsorption of clindamycin.Patient needs close moni<strong>to</strong>ring.Increased prothrombin time <strong>for</strong>patients on warfarin. Increaseslevels of dapsone <strong>and</strong> half-life ofpheny<strong>to</strong>in due <strong>to</strong> protein binding.Source: Adapted from multiple sources, primarily Pharmacist’s Drug H<strong>and</strong>book 2001. Bethesda, MD: American Society of HealthSystems Pharmacists, 2001.564U.S. Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services • Health Resources <strong>and</strong> Services Administration • <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Bureau

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