Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized patients with HIV infection.

Darius A Rastegar; Amy M Knight; Jim S Monolakis

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Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized patients with HIV infection.

September 13, 2006

Rastegar DA, Knight AM, Monolakis JS. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43(7):933-8.

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The authors found that HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy are at substantial risk for medication errors due to the complexity of their medication regimens.

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