Role of the pharmacist caring for people at risk of or living with HIV in Canada

doi:10.1177/17151635241267350

. 2024 Aug 2;157(5):218-239.

doi: 10.1177/17151635241267350. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct.

Role of the pharmacist caring for people at risk of or living with HIV in Canada

Stacey Tkachuk^{1

2}, Erin Ready^{2

3}, Shanna Chan⁴, Jennifer Hawkes^{2

5}, Tracy Janzen Cheney⁴, Jeff Kapler⁶, Denise Kreutzwiser⁷, Linda Akagi^{3

8}, Michael Coombs⁹, Pierre Giguere^{10

11

12}, Christine Hughes¹³, Deborah Kelly⁹, Sheri Livingston¹⁴, Dominic Martel^{15

16}, Mark Naccarato¹⁷, Salin Nhean¹⁸, Carley Pozniak¹⁹, Tasha Ramsey^{20

21}, Linda Robinson²², Jonathan Smith²³, Jaris Swidrovich²⁴, Jodi Symes²⁵, Deborah Yoong²⁶, Alice Tseng^{24

27}

Affiliations

¹ Women and Children's Health Centre of British Columbia, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia.
² UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia.
³ St. Paul's Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia.
⁴ Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Regional Pharmacy Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
⁵ University Hospital of Northern BC, Northern Health, Prince George, British Columbia.
⁶ Southern Alberta Clinic, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta.
⁷ St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario.
⁸ British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia.
⁹ School of Pharmacy, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland.
¹⁰ Pharmacy Department, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹¹ Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹² School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹³ Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
¹⁴ Tecumseh Byng Program, Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, Ontario.
¹⁵ Pharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec.
¹⁶ Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec.
¹⁷ Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
¹⁸ Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Lanham, Maryland, USA.
¹⁹ Positive Living Program, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
²⁰ Pharmacy Department, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²¹ College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²² Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, Ontario.
²³ Casey House, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁴ Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁵ Pharmacy Department, Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick.
²⁶ St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁷ Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.

PMID: 39310805
PMCID: PMC11412478
DOI: 10.1177/17151635241267350

Role of the pharmacist caring for people at risk of or living with HIV in Canada

Stacey Tkachuk et al. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2024.

. 2024 Aug 2;157(5):218-239.

doi: 10.1177/17151635241267350. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Women and Children's Health Centre of British Columbia, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia.
² UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia.
³ St. Paul's Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia.
⁴ Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Regional Pharmacy Program, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
⁵ University Hospital of Northern BC, Northern Health, Prince George, British Columbia.
⁶ Southern Alberta Clinic, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta.
⁷ St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario.
⁸ British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia.
⁹ School of Pharmacy, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland.
¹⁰ Pharmacy Department, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹¹ Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹² School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
¹³ Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
¹⁴ Tecumseh Byng Program, Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, Ontario.
¹⁵ Pharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec.
¹⁶ Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec.
¹⁷ Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
¹⁸ Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Lanham, Maryland, USA.
¹⁹ Positive Living Program, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
²⁰ Pharmacy Department, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²¹ College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
²² Windsor Regional Hospital, Windsor, Ontario.
²³ Casey House, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁴ Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁵ Pharmacy Department, Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick.
²⁶ St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
²⁷ Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.

PMID: 39310805
PMCID: PMC11412478
DOI: 10.1177/17151635241267350

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Conflict of interest statement

Tracy Jansen Cheney: advisory board work for Gilead; Pierre Giguere: speaking honoraria and/or advisory board work for ViiV, Gilead, Merck, Pfizer; Deborah Kelly: speaking honoraria and/or advisory board work for ViiV, Gilead, Moderna; Dominic Martel: speaking honoraria and/or advisory board work for AbbVie, Gilead, Paladin and Pfizer; Carley Pozniak: speaking honoraria and advisory board work for Viiv, Gilead, Merck; Linda Robinson: speaker/educational honoraria, ViiV, Gilead, Merck; Jonathan Smith: advisory board work for ViiV; Alice Tseng: speaking honoraria and/or advisory board work for ViiV, Gilead, Merck, Pfizer.

Figures

**Figure 1**
Pharmacist’s role in the HIV cascade of care Adapted from Ehrenkranz et al. AEs, adverse effects; ART, antiretroviral therapy; DDIs, drug-drug interactions; PEP, postexposure prophylaxis; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; TasP, treatment as prevention; U=U, undetectable = untransmittable.

**Figure 2**
Factors associated with virologic failure

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[1] Samji H, Cescon A, Hogg RS, et al.. Closing the gap: increases in life expectancy among treated HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada. PLoS One 2013;8(12):e81355. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Samji H, Cescon A, Hogg RS, et al.. Closing the gap: increases in life expectancy among treated HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada. PLoS One 2013;8(12):e81355. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Marcus JL, Leyden WA, Alexeeff SE, et al.. Comparison of overall and comorbidity-free life expectancy between insured adults with and without HIV infection, 2000-2016. JAMA Netw Open 2020;3(6):e207954. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Marcus JL, Leyden WA, Alexeeff SE, et al.. Comparison of overall and comorbidity-free life expectancy between insured adults with and without HIV infection, 2000-2016. JAMA Netw Open 2020;3(6):e207954. - PMC - PubMed

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[7] Schouten J, Wit FW, Stolte IG, et al.. Cross-sectional comparison of the prevalence of age-associated comorbidities and their risk factors between HIV-infected and uninfected individuals: the AGEhIV cohort study. Clin Infect Dis 2014;59(12):1787-97. - PubMed

[8] Schouten J, Wit FW, Stolte IG, et al.. Cross-sectional comparison of the prevalence of age-associated comorbidities and their risk factors between HIV-infected and uninfected individuals: the AGEhIV cohort study. Clin Infect Dis 2014;59(12):1787-97. - PubMed

[9] Brunetta JM, Baril JG, de Wet JJ, et al.. Cross-sectional comparison of age- and gender-related comorbidities in people living with HIV in Canada. Medicine 2022;101(28):e29850. - PMC - PubMed

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