PMID- 37096834 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231102 LR - 20231102 IS - 1744-764X (Electronic) IS - 1474-0338 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Jan-Jun TI - Safety considerations in the management of hepatitis C and HIV co-infection. PG - 363-372 LID - 10.1080/14740338.2023.2206647 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Both HCV and HIV are highly prevalent infections with current estimates of 57 and 38 million people infected worldwide, respectively. Oral antivirals can be curative for HCV and rescue HIV patients from disease progression. Dual therapy in coinfected patients requires expertise. AREAS COVERED: Four major issues challenge dual HCV and HIV treatment, including overlapping drug-related side effects, hepatitis B reactivation, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes (IRIS), and drug-drug interactions (DDI). A search was conducted in PubMed from January 2010 to March 2023. EXPERT OPINION: The advent of second-generation direct-acting antivirals (DDA) that depict higher antiviral potency, fewer side effects, pangenotypic activity and are co-formulated has expanded the indication of HCV therapy and particularly in HIV-coinfected individuals. Sequential initiation of antiretrovirals (ARV) followed by DAA is generally preferred to start dual treatment concomitantly. Close monitoring of rare episodes of HBV reactivation and IRIS is warranted. The most frequent DDI between DAA and ARV affect drug metabolism by CYP450 induction/inhibition, leading to abnormal drug exposures. Throughout this mechanism interact most HCV and HIV protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors. Exposure to some HIV and HCV nucleos(t)ide analogues (e.g. tenofovir and sofosbuvir, respectively) is subject to induction/inhibition of drug transporters and requires special attention in patients with renal insufficiency. FAU - Soriano, Vicente AU - Soriano V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4624-5199 AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. FAU - Moreno-Torres, Victor AU - Moreno-Torres V AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital & Research Institute, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. FAU - Trevino, Ana AU - Trevino A AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. FAU - Barreiro, Pablo AU - Barreiro P AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. AD - Infctious Diseases Unit, Emergency Hospital Enfermera Isabel Zendal, Madrid, Spain. FAU - de Jesus, Fernando AU - de Jesus F AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. FAU - Corral, Octavio AU - Corral O AD - Health Sciences School & Medical Center, Universidad Internacional La Rioja (UNIR), Madrid, Spain. FAU - de Mendoza, Carmen AU - de Mendoza C AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital & Research Institute, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230427 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Drug Saf JT - Expert opinion on drug safety JID - 101163027 RN - 0 (Antiviral Agents) RN - 0 (HIV Protease Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Antiviral Agents/adverse effects MH - *HIV Infections/complications/drug therapy MH - *Coinfection/drug therapy/chemically induced MH - *Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy MH - *Hepatitis C/complications/drug therapy/chemically induced MH - Hepacivirus MH - *Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions MH - *HIV Protease Inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - HBV reactivation OT - HIV OT - Hepatitis C OT - antiretrovirals OT - coinfection OT - direct-acting antivirals OT - drug-drug interactions OT - side effects EDAT- 2023/04/25 17:43 MHDA- 2023/04/25 17:44 CRDT- 2023/04/25 07:42 PHST- 2023/04/25 17:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/25 17:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/25 07:42 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/14740338.2023.2206647 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2023 Jan-Jun;22(5):363-372. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2023.2206647. Epub 2023 Apr 27.