Hiv Prescriptions

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HIV and addicted to prescription pain pills

My daughter is HIV positive. She takes meds for the HIV, however she has a doctor for Infectious Disease, a psychiatrist, and one she gets pain pills from that was treating her for a knee injury from a car accident. My concern is that I believe...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

You are right to be concerned. She should definitely have her doctors communicate with one another, if they aren't already doing so. Each doctor should know what other medications she is taking.However, the fact that she is taking these... Read more »

HIV+ and looking for independent health insurance with prescription coverage: where to start?

My partner of two years is HIV+ and is about to start taking HIV medications. He cannot afford... Read more »

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi »

Can Prescription Drugs or Supplements, Vitamins effect HIV Test Results?

Hi Dr. Bob,I sent you an e-mail last week. I'm the one who performed CPR on the AIDS Victim at... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Partisan Gridlock Contributes to HIV/AIDS Prescription Wait Lists

An estimated 77 Iowans are among the more than 1,000 persons across the country on waiting lists for help accessing HIV medications through state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). State governments administer and, with the federal government,... Read more »

Iowa, Other States Scramble to Meet HIV/AIDS Prescription Needs

As Congress considers reauthorizing the federal Ryan White CARE Act, eight states have waiting lists for their AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. Iowa cleared an earlier backlog of more than 100 HIV/AIDS patients during 2004-2005 with a state... Read more »

Woman in Sweden Accused of Buying HIV Drugs With Fake Prescriptions

Swedish police were looking Wednesday for a woman believed to have used fake prescriptions to purchase HIV drugs worth as much as $360,000. Since 2002, the woman used forged prescriptions to buy the drugs 101 times at 15 different pharmacies in... Read more »

Mississippi: Prescription Limit Could Hurt HIV Patients, Doctors Say

On Monday, the national HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) sent Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour a letter expressing concern that changes to the state Medicaid program -- effective July 1 -- could put HIV/AIDS patients at risk and violate federal law.... Read more »

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Privacy of Pharmacy Prescription Files

Posted by Anonymous

If you are HIV-positive or have AIDS, and your prescription or medical information has been sold or disclosed by your pharmacy without your knowledge or permission, your privacy rights may have been violated, depending on the laws of the state where... Read more »

Where to fill prescriptions affordably

Posted by joejoe, 1 Reply

I have been doing some research for a family member who is HIV-positive about where to get medication without going bankrupt. I came across a new website www.1800USAVERX.com that has promise.

Has anyone seen this one? It looks pretty good great... 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 »

Prescription Medicine Side Effects

Posted by bscottmatt, 2 Replies

Hey all. Great to be here. I just want to share an experience I had taking an SSRI for depression. To make a long story short, high doses of SSRI's have the potential to cause extraordinary pain throughout your body as well as fatigue. Especially... Read more »

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