Getting A Prescription For PIs

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Resitant to all PIs & almost all NRTIs

Hello,I have been HIV+ for 25 years and have done pretty well on my HIV therapies which I began about 17 years ago. Last year my viral load began to increase so my doctor & I decided to switch my regimen. My Pheno & Genotype test showed me...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

You have done well to tell me a great deal about your situation, but I will caution you and other readers of this website that complex cases with high levels of resistance and a long treatment history are the most difficult to summarize accurately,... Read more »

new PIs

I know that PIs have been blamed a lot for lipo. I have avoided them because of this. Are the new... Read more »

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D. »

Lypo and PIs

Is there any data on PIs which are the least likely to cause or contribute to lypo? My doctor has... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Patient Assistance Programs: Getting Free Drug from the Drug Makers

The ever-escalating costs of many prescription medications have created barriers to accessing necessary treatment for people who are uninsured, underinsured, and/or have a low income. The somewhat negative term often used to refer to folks in this... Read more »

Getting the Most From Available Antiretroviral Therapies

PIs or NNRTIs for First-Line Therapy? Durability of HAART Regimens Managing Virological Failure Conclusion Selected Sources Two decades after the approval of the first antiretroviral drugs, combination HAART has dramatically lowered the... Read more »

Medicare Prescription Nightmare: Overview January 28, 2006

Many thousands of people could not continue filling even their current prescriptions after the new Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) started January 1, 2006. Many thousands are wrongly being told to pay hundreds of dollars, when they are... Read more »

Understanding Prescription Benefits

For people living with HIV/AIDS, prescription drug benefits are an important part of care necessary for success of any treatment regimen. Drugs must be affordable, accessible, and available without interruption. As a community pharmacist, I get lots... Read more »

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Vision Getting Worse

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had unprotected sex twice with a guy of unknown status (I'm a female). This happened almost 5 years ago and I have been putting testing off for a very long time. I tried to test right after it happened but I didn't know you had to wait six months... Read more »

Getting back to life.

Posted by gregg629, 3 Replies

Hey, I wanted to try to help get this board back on track. I posted a few weeks ago and a pretty good thread was created. Lets try again and see if we can get this board back to what it should be. A constructive place for people living with HIV... Read more »

Illegal Prescriptions

Posted by kim_b, 1 Reply

Recently, my pharmacist has bben filling my prescriptions at a discounted price....this seems wonderful considering how expensive my HMO is regarding these meds. However, I never paid any attention to my pill bottles, and noticed that this is the... Read more »

Prescription Insurance Emergency

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

As a worker for the NYC government, I am finding that our medical plans cover less and less for prescriptions. The plan I am in now will not cover me adequately at all -- it has a $3,000 cap -- and I really need to know if there is anyone who can... Read more »

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