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18.4

Indications for interrupting or stopping ART

Clinical HIV Guidelines, 5th Edition, 2022. Chapter 18, Continuing ART.

Clinical description

  • Stop ART in patients with chronic poor adherence. Consider stopping if intensive counselling has

failed.

  • ART should be stopped abruptly and completely if any of the following severe side-effects are

suspected:

o Lactic acidosis o Pancreatitis o Severe hepatitis o Stevens-Johnson syndrome

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