Antiretroviral therapy dispensing for patients who are clinically stable

Sibanda, Euphemia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1754-1076 and Taegtmeyer, Miriam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-2536 (2021) 'Antiretroviral therapy dispensing for patients who are clinically stable'. Lancet Global Health, Vol 9, Issue 5, e565-e566.

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Abstract

Achieving HIV treatment targets such as 95-95-95 will help control the HIV epidemic. Key to this is implementation of efficient models that optimise patient engagement. WHO recommend multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for up to six months for stable patients because of positive effects in reducing the burden on health systems and time and opportunity costs for patients. Six-month dispensing intervals through differentiated community-based models demonstrate non-inferiority to 3-month facility-collection models. In this issue of the Lancet Global Health, Risa Hoffman and colleagues add to this evidence by reporting on a pragmatic non-inferiority cluster randomised trial of facility-based multi-month dispensing in Malawi and Zambia (INTERVAL).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QV Pharmacology > Anti-Inflammatory Agents. Anti-Infective Agents. Antineoplastic Agents > QV 268.5 Antiviral agents (General) WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503.2 Therapy
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00104-2
Depositing User:	Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited:	17 May 2021 15:32
Last Modified:	17 May 2021 15:32
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/17772

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