Compassionate Hiv Drugs

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New Drugs Can Save Lives; AIDS Activists Urge Tibotec to Be Compassionate Towards HIV Salvage Patients

Houston, TX -- AIDS Activists, seeking to expand access to new drugs for people living with HIV who have run out of treatment options, are urging Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, to provide compassionate access to their... Read more »

Getting HIV Drugs

Table of Contents Health Insurance AIDS Drugs Assistance Program Medicare Drug Company Programs Clinical Trials Buyers' Club Seeking Help Health Insurance Health insurance usually covers most of the cost of prescription... Read more »

Crystal Meth Use in NYC Could Lead to "Greater Epidemiological Disaster" of Drug-Resistant HIV, Opinion Piece Says

Crystal methamphetamine use in New York City is rising, which is "prompting a dangerous increase in unsafe sex practices and many new cases of HIV infections," Perry Halkitis, co-director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Education Studies and Training at... Read more »

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My mom says why I continue to visit your forum when you keep on giving me a miss!!!Please, Doctor Robert, be compassionate with me!!!

Hi Doc, Are you real???Inma calling doctor Bob, Inma calling Doctor Bob,is there anyone in there?;))I'm sorry to be so tedious inquiring for an answer, I feel you are ignoring me and abandoning me to my luck, I feel sad about that and also...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Inma,I have not responded specifically to your many posts because I have answered so many similar questions in the past. Have a read through the archives and you'll soon see what I mean.I cannot diagnose your (or anyone else's)... Read more »

Looking for some compassionate but honest advice. Plz! I've written several times and would love to donate

I had a vaginal unprotected exposure to a girl of unknown status. I had every symptom in the book like most people claim: thrush, weight loss (10 lbs.), ulcers and night sweats. This all occurred from 5 days to 2 months post exposure. Thrush still...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello George,Symptoms don't "come from nothing." However, once you've tested HIV negative outside the window period, you can rest assured the cause of your symptoms is not HIV!Regarding your therapist, if indeed he doesn't... Read more »

tipranavir,what do you mean by compassionate acess

I have been on tipranavir500mg.2,s a day,ritonavir200mg.s2's a dayvidex400mg.sday+epivir150mgs.2'sa day this May will be 3years.My viral load is undetectable.My Tcells stay around180. I am starting to have a lot of gastro. problems...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Compassionate access (also termed early access or expanded access) refers to programs where the FDA and the sponsoring company allows needy patients to receive a new drug prior to FDA approval. KH... Read more »

Do HIV carrirers test negative (HIV CARRIERS) (HIV BASICS)

DO HIV carriers test negative? (I did an HIV 1&2 test which came back negative. But someone told me that I could still be a carrier. The test was done six (6) months after my last possible exposure. ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is no such thing as an "HIV carrier." See below.Dr. Bobis there such thing as HIV- carriers?Mar 13, 2007 Hello Doc, I have tested negative for HIV out to six months and believe I am negative per the recommendations of this site... Read more »

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HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

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HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

From the time I was told I had six months to live by an AIDS specialist in 1985, I learned from other people infected with HIV and included supplements and complementary therapies. These kept me healthy and were... Read more »

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