The side effects of certain HIV medications, including weight gain and other metabolic changes, may be mild enough to be managed with lifestyle modification rather than switching patients to a different antiviral regimen, according to a small study by pharmacists at a health system in Virginia.
In a retrospective chart review of 100 adult patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) seen at the Inova Juniper HIV Clinic, in Arlington, Va., pharmacists found largely nonsignificant weight