2021-11-06T06:56:12
Monitoring patients on hiv medicine. Monitoring patients on hiv treatment is needed as ART DRUGS cause lot of side effects and we need to check if the patient is actually developing side effects of ART DRUGS. for example 1)patients on dolutegravir need to check their blood sugar levels every 3 months as they run a risk of developing diabetes. 2)patients on tenofovir develop kidney toxicity and bone related problems and they need to monitor for these side effects. 3)patients on zidovudine need to check their hemoglobin levels every 3 months as they are prone to develop anemia . the list is big for all the hiv drugs and thats the reason u need to have a periodic checkup with your treating physician.