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

DRUGS AND THERAPIES INDEXNOTES: Entries in italics refer to tables and figures. Information may be found at the name of the drug andat the class or group to which it belongs, for example ritonavir and protease inhibitors.Aabacavir (Ziagen)drug interactions, 581–582rash cause, 563SCF penetration, 220acetaminophen, 125, 130acyclovirneuropsychiatric side effects, 223oral herpes simplex, 168VCV treatment, 192adefovir, 562adjuvant analgesics, treatment guidelines, 109–114Agenerase. see amprenaviralclometasone, 182alfentanyl, 571alprazolam, 110, 571alternative therapies, information resources, 534Ambien. see zolpidemaminoglycosides, 562amitriptyline (Elavil)pain management, 110, 111, 112sleep aid, 239amoxicillin, 189amphetamines, 228, 577amphotericinhistoplasmosis, 195nephrotoxicity, 562amphotericin Bcryptococcosis, 195neuropsychiatric side effects, 223ampicillin, 189amprenavir (Agenerase)drug interactions, 577–579ketoconazole interaction, 554rash cause, 563SCF penetration, 220vitamin E interaction, 561analgesicsadjustments, 109–114anti-HIV drugs, 114for children, 277drug interactions, 114WHO ladder, 95, 96antacids, 579, 581antiarrhythmicsNNRTI interaction, 579PI interactions, 577protease inhibitors interactions, 573QTC prolongation, 561antibioticsQTC prolongation, 561in terminal patients, 137anticholinergics, 125, 163anticoagulantscumulative effect, 561pain management, 110warfarin, 567anticonvulsants, 113, 400antidepressantsanxiety treatment, 236basic drug list, 400characteristics, 229pain management, 110, 111PI interactions, 574, 578in substance users, 240antidiarrheals, 400antiemetics, 161, 399antiepileptics, 580antifungalsalternative agents, 582Candida esophagitis, 164dermatophytes, 194drug interactions, 553–554oral candidiasis, 170antihistaminesalternative agents, 582atopic dermatitis, 185basic drug list, 400eczema, 183, 184expectoration, 143pain management, 110pruritis, 182sleep aid, 239vomiting relief, 162, 163antimotility agents, 159antipsychoticsbasic drug list, 400NRTI interaction, 581PI interactions, 574antipyretics, 125antiretroviral therapychildren, end of life, 279food, effects of, 553use in psychiatric patients, 242psychotropics interactions, 556–559antivirals, 171anxiolytics, 582appetite stimulants, 124aspirin, 105astemizoleNNRTI interactions, 579PI interactions, 573, 577ritonavir interaction, 560atavoquone, 564Ativan. see lorazepamatropine, 144, 145azithromycin, 189azole antifungals, 553–554, 583AZT. see zidovudineBbaclofenhiccup treatment, 152pain management, 114Bactrim. see sulfamethoxazolebenzodiazepinesairway obstruction anxiety, 153anxiety treatment, 235basic drug list, 400inhibition, 567interaction with smoking, 567NNRTI interaction, 580596U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • HIV/AIDS Bureau