PMID- 33511239 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220420 IS - 2328-8957 (Print) IS - 2328-8957 (Electronic) IS - 2328-8957 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Incidence and Severity of Drug Interactions Before and After Switching Antiretroviral Therapy to Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in Treatment-Experienced Patients. PG - ofaa625 LID - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa625 [doi] LID - ofaa625 AB - BACKGROUND: Switching antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people with HIV (PWH) can influence their risk for drug-drug interactions (DDIs). The purpose of this study was to assess changes in the incidence and severity of DDIs among PWH who switched their ART to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF). METHODS: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of PWH on ART and at least 1 concomitant medication (CM) who switched to BIC/FTC/TAF between 3/2018 and 6/2019. Using the University of Liverpool's HIV Drug Interaction Database, 2 DDI analyses were performed for each patient. The first assessed patients' preswitch ART regimens with their CM list. The second assessed the same CM list with BIC/FTC/TAF. Each ART-CM combination was given a score of 0 (no or potential weak interaction), 1 (potential interaction), or 2 (contraindicated interaction). A paired t test analyzed changes in total DDI scores following ART switches, and linear regression examined factors contributing to DDI score reductions. RESULTS: Among 411 patients, 236 (57%) had at least 1 DDI present at baseline. On average, baseline DDI scores (SD) were 1.4 (1.8) and decreased by 1 point (95% CI, -1.1 to -0.8) after patients switched to BIC/FTC/TAF (P < .0001). After adjusting for demographics, baseline ART, and CM categories, switching to BIC/FTC/TAF led to significant DDI score reductions in patients receiving CMs for cardiovascular disease, neurologic/psychiatric disorders, chronic pain, inflammation, gastrointestinal/urologic conditions, and conditions requiring hormonal therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment-experienced PWH eligible to switch their ART may experience significant declines in number and severity of DDIs if switched to BIC/FTC/TAF. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. FAU - Schafer, Jason J AU - Schafer JJ AD - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Pandit, Neha S AU - Pandit NS AD - Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Cha, Agnes AU - Cha A AD - Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. FAU - Huesgen, Emily AU - Huesgen E AD - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, USA. FAU - Badowski, Melissa AU - Badowski M AD - Section of Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Sherman, Elizabeth M AU - Sherman EM AD - Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. AD - Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida, USA. FAU - Cocohoba, Jennifer AU - Cocohoba J AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Shimada, Ayako AU - Shimada A AD - Division of Biostatistics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Keith, Scott W AU - Keith SW AD - Division of Biostatistics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201218 PL - United States TA - Open Forum Infect Dis JT - Open forum infectious diseases JID - 101637045 PMC - PMC7813207 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ART OT - HIV OT - bictegravir OT - drug interactions OT - switch EDAT- 2021/01/30 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/30 06:01 PMCR- 2020/12/18 CRDT- 2021/01/29 05:57 PHST- 2020/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/29 05:57 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ofaa625 [pii] AID - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa625 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 18;8(1):ofaa625. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa625. eCollection 2021 Jan.