PHARMACEUTICAL CARE IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN INFECTED BY THE HIV/AIDS VIRUS

Abstract

Around the 80's, a virus emerged that killed thousands of people, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) responsible for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), with the only treatment to stop the replication of the virus being the use of antiretrovirals. Pharmaceutical care is a strategy whose principles are actions focused on the patient's well-being. The objective of this research is to present, through the actions of pharmaceutical care, the benefits for the treatment of children with the HIV/AIDS virus. The research was conducted through the literature review methodology, where data were collected through articles, government manuals and relevant websites. A review discusses the importance of pharmaceutical care in antiretroviral pharmacotherapy in children with HIV/AIDS.