Impact of physician−pharmacist collaborative protocol-based pharmacotherapy management for HIV outpatients: a retrospective cohort study

Effective treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection requires close cooperation among healthcare professionals. This is because maintaining continuity with treatment regimens is important in anti-HIV therapy. In addition, explaining medication use is more important than that for other diseases. Since 2010, pharmacists at the Mie University Hospital have been interviewing patients, selecting drugs, and formulating medication plans...