Rev Esp Quimioter 2014:27(2):93-97

Reasons for antiretroviral treatment change in HIV+ patients in Spain in 2010-2011. SWITCH AUDIT Study                                 
 

ENRIC PEDROL, POMPEYO VICIANA, ALBERTO ARRANZ, JUAN PASQUAU, ELISABETH DEIG, MARIONA TASIAS Y EL GRUPO DE ESTUDIO SWITCH AUDIT               

Survey in 349 HIV infected subjects in 19 Spanish Hospitals in 2010-2011, to assess the reasons for antiretroviral treatment change. Simplification was the most frequent reason for change (37%), followed by toxicity (30%) and treatment failure (21%). There were statistically significant differences according to treatment line and transmission category. In conclusion, in many patients treatment is changed in order to obtain the benefits of a regimen easier to follow.

Rev Esp Quimioter 2014:27(2):93-97 [pdf]