Optimizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Author: Nancy Reynolds, PhD, RN, C-NP, FAAN (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 3/21/18 (What's New)

Summary

  • Providers can assist patients with developing skills for accurate medication taking using tools such as pretreatment simulation trials, reminders,[Wise 2008; Lester 2010] and pillboxes[Petersen 2007] and management of problems that interfere with adherence

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Keywords: Adherence

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