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Questions about drug interactions?
30 August 2024. Related: All topics, Drug interactions.
Answer
i-Base gets lots of questions about possible drug interactions.
It is really good to want to check that your HIV meds won’t be affected by other things you take.
The leaflet you get with your meds should include the main interactions. If you don’t get printed information, please talk to your pharmacist when you are collecting your meds.
Your doctor or pharmacist can advise you about potential interactions.
This includes if you are worried about alcohol, recreational drugs or street drugs. They will keep this information in confidence.
Drug interactions can also be checked using the online checker at Liverpool University HIV Interaction website:
https://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/checker
Drug interactions with supplements
Unless the supplement is widely used and known to cause interactions, there might not be any information of studies with your HIV meds.
This is why i-Base do not recommend using supplements including herbs unless they are prescribed by your HIV doctor.
Most of these products have no evidence that they will do you any good. They are sold by suggestive advertising and not supported by facts.
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