TABLE 1.

Data and Specificity Captured by Active Toxicity Monitoring Versus Routine Toxicity Monitoringa

Data ElementRoutine Toxicity MonitoringActive Toxicity Monitoring
Management of adverse drug reactionsPartially (drug substitutions resulting from toxicity captured)Yes
Seriousness of adverse drug reactionsNoYes
Outcome of adverse drug reactions (resolved, requires, or prolongs hospitalization, disability, death, etc.)NoYes
  • a Described in the World Health Organization Implementation Tool for Monitoring the Toxicity of New Antiretroviral and Antiviral Medicines in HIV and Viral Hepatitis Programmes.31