I Have Hiv Can I Take Integrase Inhibitors

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Study of New ViiV HIV Integrase Inhibitor Yields Encouraging Early Results

At the Tenth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection in Glasgow from November 7-11, it was reported by the National AIDS Treatment Advocates Project (NATAP) that the experimental integrase inhibitor S/GSK1349572 "proved a potent... Read more »

Expanded Access Program for MK-0518, an Investigational HIV Integrase Inhibitor, Established for Patients With Limited Available Treatment Options

Toronto -- A worldwide expanded access program for HIV/AIDS patients with limited or no treatment options was announced today by Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., with respect to its investigational HIV integrase inhibitor,... Read more »

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Integrase Inhibitor '572 Tested Against Raltegravir-Resistant HIV

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has licensed an anti-HIV integrase inhibitor discovered by the Shionogi Corporation in Japan. Because of these arrangements, this drug has the complex code name S/GSK1349572 and for now is increasingly referred to simply as... Read more »

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ls isentress integrase inhibitors the future for hiv meds ???

Hi Dr Henry,l have been taking different hiv meds for the past 8 years, and its not much fun with the side effects of the meds, l am reading about isentress integtase inhibitors and would like to know your opinion, is this the new step in hiv...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Raltegravir is a promising new HIV treatment known as an integrase inhibitor. It has mostly been used in patients with resistant virus in complex regimens where it has performed well. It has to be taken twice a day. So far it appears well tolerated... Read more »

Integrase Inhibitor

Dr. Young, I am very interested to hear your thoughts on Integrase Inhibitors. -Do you think they will be successful in developing one? -Do you think it can be potentially used as a monotherapy?-Generally what are your thoughts?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your questions.Inhibitors of HIV integrase have been under investigation for some time, though none are currently in advanced clinical trials. There have been a couple of aborted candidate compounds, one from Merck, another from... Read more »

Merck integrase inhibitor

Dear Doctor,You wrote a couple of days ago that the Merck integrase inhibitor will be available shortly. As a treatment experienced hiver (+ since 1990) I would like to know what this med will offer in comparison to the already available...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

This will be a medication that works completely differently than any of the currently available HIV meds. Therefore, for someone like yourself who has had HIV for a while and may have virus that has accumulated HIV drug resistance, the integrase... Read more »

integrase inhibitor

i know that integrase inhibitor are doing very very well..the results are very impressive given the higly drug resistant popolation studied.I realize that the new integrase drugs reduced the viremia because there are less cell infect ( the virus...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.Integrase inhibitors prevent the incorporation (or integration) of the HIV chromosome into the human (CD4 cell) chromosome. There are several integrase inhibitors in various stages of development. By doing so, it's... Read more »

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Integrase Inhibitor

Posted by Survivor

I just wanted people realize there is hope and continued very active DRUG DISCOVERY!

Merck, Gilead Release Strong Findings From Clinical Trials of Experimental Integrase Inhibitor Antiretroviral Drugs

Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck and Foster... Read more »

Today's LA Times Article - Integrase Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous

Very hopeful! (Despite the sad title.)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-salvage2jan02,0,1565232,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines Read more »

lipodystrophy from protease inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have known about my HIV+ status now for 6 years, and God has blessed me with continued good health. I have accessed all the major medications, plus vitamins to help fight the disease. Once I started taking the new protease inhibitors, I started... Read more »

Protease Inhibitors - Hemophilia bleeds

Posted by akcol

Hi, my fiance is a Long Term NonProgressor - 24 years positive, co-infection HCV, with severe Hemophilia A.

This is a question for the gentlemen with Hemophilia please.
We're requesting any input about any Hemophilic PI increased unusual bleed... Read more »

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