How Much Does Tipranavir Cost

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Tipranavir (Aptivus)

What Is Tipranavir? Tipranavir is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Aptivus. It is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. Tipranavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these scissors. Who Should Take It?...

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Tipranavir

Dr. Young,What is this drug on its current standing?Maxwell...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Tipranavir is a new HIV protease inhibitor that has encouraging activity against drug resistant virus. The drug is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. BY... Read more »

Tipranavir (what month available?)

Dr. Young,In what month, will Tipranavir be available for prescription in 2004?Jennifer...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

It's difficult to know when an expanded access program will be available for any investigational agent. Let's just hope that the program becomes available in the near term future. BY... Read more »

Tipranavir

I understand that the new PI Tipranavir has been associated with some rather nasty side effects,mostly very loose stools and naussia. Are the reports over estimating the degree to which the side effects occur? Do you think we will be able to see...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Tough to say. We'll have to wait for more data, but this drug will probably be used only in deep salvage and we will have to become adept at managing Tipranavir side effects in that population, as we have done before with other drugs.... Read more »

tipranavir in 2003 0r 2004?

Dr. Young,Will tipranavir be available in 2003 or 2004?Thanks.Bob Logan...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Tipranavir, an experimental HIV protease inhibitor is currently in phase 3 clinical trials. It is very unlikely that we'll see approval of the drug at least until the later part of 2004 (assuming that everything goes well with the clinical... Read more »

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