Document 1818
 DOCN  M94A1818
 TI    Medications consumed by HIV-infected persons.
 DT    9412
 AU    Mahulkar S; Hira S; Deptt. of Skin & STD, G.T. Hospital, Bombay.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):444 (abstract no. PD0386). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370757
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To assess types and number of doses of medications consumed
       at point of recruitment by persons with HIV infection. METHODS: Between
       July and December 1993, 533 patients refered to Skin/STD Deptt. at GT
       Hospital in Bombay on basis of clinical suspicion of HIV-disease or with
       clinical STD were entered into the study. Their blood specimens were
       subjected to HIV-1/2 ELISA, WB-1, WB-2. Counseling was provided.
       RESULTS: 262/533 (49.2%) of patients were found HIV-1 &/or HIV-2
       positive. These included 194/262 (74%) males. Of 262 patients, 64 had
       AIDS and 45 had ARC using WHO clinical criteria. The common medications
       used are: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSIONS: HIV-infected
       persons need significantly greater number of doses of medications. The
       hospitals will have to allocate increasing resources for care of
       HIV-infected persons which will drain the health budget.
 DE    Anti-Infective Agents/*THERAPEUTIC USE  Drug Utilization  Female  Human
       HIV Infections/*DRUG THERAPY  India  Male  MEETING ABSTRACT

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