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Reviewed and Endorsed Materials
ART
Title: "Apples to Apples, a Guide to HIV Drug Potency"
Author(s)
and Affiliations: Robert J. Munk Ph.D.,
Lillian Thiemann, Daniel Kuritzkes, M.D.
Target
Audience: Adults with HIV
Topic:
Treatment and Drug Potency
Reading
Level (SMOG Test): 10th
Grade
Synopsis/Description:
This booklet defines terms and concepts used when discussing HIV
drug potency. The booklet provides information on; drug levels,
protein binding, drug dosing and second-generation drugs as well
as instructions for comparing regimens.
Brief Synopsis of NRC Consumer Reviews: Reviewers found the
booklet easy to understand, well written and effective at translating
a complicated topic into helpful information. One reviewer said
the booklet is a "perfect primer" for any consumer starting
medication or considering changing medication. Another reviewer
commented that after she read this booklet, she was "more confident
about asking questions to a physician." One reviewer, who is
a pharmacist, said that the booklet helps people understand how
"individual differences change the effects of the medication."
The reviewers agree that the booklet could be distributed by: physicians,
nurses, case managers and pharmacists.
Date
of Most Recent Revision/ Update: 2001
Next
Planned Update: N/A
Copyright
Information: Copyrighted, Community Prescription Services.
Permission
to Reproduce? Yes
Permission
to Distribute? Yes
Cost
per copy: Free
Shipping Cost: Free
Ordering
Contact:
Lillian
Theimann
(845)-256-0000
Visionary Health Concepts
763 Washington Street Suite 18
New York NY 10014
To
view the material: http://www.prescript.com/
or http://www.vhconcepts.com/

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