AIDSinfo Drug Database

Description

The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides HIV/AIDS drug fact sheets for the drugs most commonly used to treat patients with HIV/AIDS. The database includes fact sheets for both Food and Drug Administration-approved and investigational drugs. For each drug, patient, health professional, and Spanish versions are available. All three include links to an audio file of the correct pronunciation, as well as a link to additional sources of information about the drug.

Patient versions of fact sheets generally provide the following information:

• Brand name
• Drug class
• HIV/AIDS-related uses
• Dosage form/administration
• Recommended daily dose
• Contraindications
• Possible side effects
• Drug and food interactions
• Clinical trials
• Information about manufacturers

The health professional versions of the fact sheets generally provide the following information:

• Brand name
• Drug class
• Drug description
• HIV/AIDS-related uses
• Non-HIV/AIDS-related uses
• Dosing information
• Pharmacology
• Adverse events/toxicity
• Drug and food interactions
• Contraindications
• Clinical trials
• Chemistry
• Other names
• Information about manufacturers
• Further reading