Antiretroviral Regimens For Hiv Positive With Tb

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Some HIV-Positive People in Zambia Abandoning Antiretroviral Regimens for Ineffective Cures, Group Says

Some people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia are abandoning their antiretroviral drug regimens for ineffective drugs that in recent weeks have been promoted in the media as cures for the disease, the Network of Zambian People Living with HIV and AIDS... Read more »

CDC Recommends Prophylactic Antiretroviral Drug Regimen for People Exposed to HIV Through Unprotected Sex, Shared Needles

CDC on Thursday in a "major policy shift" recommended that people exposed to HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse, sexual assault, shared needles or accidents receive immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs to prevent infection, the AP/... Read more »

Pillbox Organizers Can Help Maintain Antiretroviral Regimen Adherence, Slow Progression of HIV to AIDS, Study Says

HIV-positive people who use pillbox organizers to help adhere to their antiretroviral drug regimens could reduce the risk of progressing to AIDS, according to a study published in the October issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases ,... Read more »

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Adding Viread to a working regimen

Hi, I have been positive for over 12 years, and started my first antiretroviral regimen 13 months ago. I am currently on Videx EC, Sustiva, Epivir (150mg 2 times a day). Essentially, I take my Videx EC and 150mg Epivir in the a.m on an empty stomach...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

The treatment of HIV is all about diversity. There is no single way to do things. I am happy that you are undetectable with a good CD4 count.Let me throw another idea out. if you were on Videx-EC, Viread & Sustiva,, you could reduce the dose of... Read more »

Adding Viread to a working regimen

Hi, I have been positive for over 12 years, and started my first antiretroviral regimen 13 months ago. I am currently on Videx EC, Sustiva, Epivir (150mg 2 times a day).Essentially, I take my Videx EC and 150mg Epivir in the a.m on an empty stomach...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If your CD4 recovery is slow then intensifying your regimen with another simple relatively non-toxic drug is a reasonable approach (on a trial basis say 6 months) to see if that accelerates CD4 recovery. The dose of the ddI needs to be decreased if... Read more »

Adding Viread to a working regimen

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The plan of action outlined goes a bit beyond the current standard of care. There is a theoretical potential to lower the longer risk of virologic failure with a 4 drug regimen, but this has not been proven. There are a number of 3 drug versus 4... Read more »

Adding Viread to a working regimen

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well - like yourself - I am a bit puzzled by the push from 3 meds to four. Given that your three seem to be working just fine. I can better understand the issues of changing which three you are on - there is some validity for example in noting... Read more »

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"Positive living" eclipsed by ARV (Antiretroviral) drive

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First Regimen = Sustiva + Combivir + Kaletra?

Posted by placation, 4 Replies

Hey guys (and gals). I am sure this has been addressed in some other post through some other thread in the past, but it would take forever to try to find those messages. So, here's my question and my issues...

My doc subscribed Sustiva + Combivir +... Read more »

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