The use of PILs to enhance the understanding of medicines information in low-literate HIV and AIDS patients

• In: Current Issues in drug and healthcare information (Pharmacy Information Section) on Thursday, 9 September 2004, 14:00-17:00
• At: New Orleans (USA) (2004)
• Type: Presentation
• By: MANSOOR, Leila (Rhodes University, Faculty of Pharmacy,, Grahamstown, South Africa)
• Co-author(s): Dowse (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
  
• Abstract:

  An important role of the pharmacist in the management of HIV and AIDS patients is to ensure understanding of and compliance with medicines used to treat opportunistic infections. This role presents a particular challenge when managing low-literate patients, who may be unintentionally non-compliant due to an inability to read and comprehend

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