PMID- 27828731 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170302 LR - 20170302 IS - 1751-2441 (Electronic) IS - 1751-2433 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Feb TI - The pharmacological challenges of treating tuberculosis and HIV coinfections. PG - 213-223 LID - 10.1080/17512433.2017.1259066 [doi] AB - Tuberculosis (TB) is the most prevalent opportunistic infection among HIV patients, and the leading cause of death among HIV patients worldwide. Simultaneous treatment of both diseases is recommended by current guidelines, but can be challenging due to the potential for drug-drug interactions, overlapping toxicities, difficulty adhering to medications, and an increased risk for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Clinical manifestations of TB can also vary between HIV-infected patients and uninfected patients, which can increase the risk for delayed diagnosis. Areas covered: Topics covered in this review include the following: the inter-related pathophysiology of HIV and TB; clinical manifestations and diagnosis; drug-drug interactions, particularly the rifamycins with the antiretrovirals; IRIS presentation and treatment, as well as a discussion on overlapping toxicity between the two disease states. Expert commentary: The complexity of managing these two disease states simultaneously requires a multidisciplinary approach to care and dedicated resources. If properly funded, TB/HIV co-infection will continue to decline over the coming years. FAU - Egelund, Eric F AU - Egelund EF AD - a Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research , College of Pharmacy. AD - b Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory. FAU - Dupree, Lori AU - Dupree L AD - a Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research , College of Pharmacy. FAU - Huesgen, Emily AU - Huesgen E AD - a Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research , College of Pharmacy. FAU - Peloquin, Charles A AU - Peloquin CA AD - a Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research , College of Pharmacy. AD - b Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory. AD - c Emerging Pathogens Institute , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161128 PL - England TA - Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol JT - Expert review of clinical pharmacology JID - 101278296 RN - 0 (Anti-HIV Agents) RN - 0 (Antitubercular Agents) SB - IM MH - Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Antitubercular Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use MH - Drug Interactions MH - HIV Infections/*complications/*drug therapy MH - Humans MH - Tuberculosis/*complications/*drug therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIV OT - Tuberculosis OT - drug interactions OT - immune reconstitution syndrome OT - malabsorption OT - rifamycins OT - therapeutic drug monitoring EDAT- 2016/11/10 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/03 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/10 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/17512433.2017.1259066 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Feb;10(2):213-223. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2017.1259066. Epub 2016 Nov 28.