1999
Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone
Altice F, Friedland G, Cooney E. Nevirapine induced opiate withdrawal among injection drug users with HIV infection receiving methadone. AIDS 1999, 13: 957-962. PMID: 10371177, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199905280-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacokinetic interactionsOpiate withdrawalMethadone levelsWithdrawal symptomsChronic methadone maintenance therapyNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorSubstance abuseInitiation of therapyMethadone maintenance therapyOpiate withdrawal symptomsRetrospective chart reviewSignificant pharmacokinetic interactionsInjection drug usersReverse transcriptase inhibitorHIV therapeutic agentsAntiretroviral therapyMaintenance therapyMethadone doseChart reviewHIV diseaseHIV infectionIncreased doseTranscriptase inhibitorTherapeutic benefitPatients
1998
Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262)
McCanceKatz E, Rainey P, Jatlow P, Friedland G. Methadone Effects on Zidovudine Disposition (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 262). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 435-443. PMID: 9715839, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199808150-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersMethadone treatmentChronic methadone treatmentMethadone-maintained patientsHeroin-addicted patientsMethadone effectsZDV doseZDV exposureZDV pharmacokineticsZDV treatmentZidovudine dispositionZidovudine therapyHIV diseaseMethadone levelsPharmacokinetic interactionsTherapeutic rangeRenal clearanceToxicity surveillanceSide effectsDrug usersDrug efficacyZDVClearanceAUCPatients