How To Get Help Paying For Your Hiv Medicine

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Will hiv medicine costs drop and how can we help to bring them down...

Dear Dr. Wohl,As it has been become quite clear that many individuals who are hiv infected cannot actually afford hiv treatment.I have a couple of questions and would appreciate if you could point me out in the right direction. Thank you very much...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dear Edmund-The path to getting access to HIV care starts close to home. You need to link up with people whose job it is to connect HIV medications and care with those who require them. In many states this will be a social worker or case manager... Read more »

is use of homeopathic medicine for sinusitis during window period of hiv has any effect on hiv??? (HOMEOPATHY, 2010)

sir...i am using homeopathic medicine for sinusitis(sinus in nose) disease since nov 2009 and... Read more »

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

where can i buy anti HIV medicine

I am writing this on behalf a friend which i love so much and dont want him to die without achive... Read more »

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

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Articles

U.S. Government Should Pay for All Low-Income Residents' HIV/AIDS Care Under New Program, IOM Report Says

The U.S. government should subsidize HIV/AIDS care for all low-income residents, according to a report released on Thursday by a National Academies ' Institute of Medicine committee panel, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Russell, San... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sweden to Help Pay for HIV/AIDS Treatment for Millions Worldwide

Sweden will donate 40 million kronor (US$5.2 million) to help the World Health Organization meet its goal of treating 3 million HIV/AIDS patients worldwide by 2005, the government announced prior to a WHO meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. "HIV/AIDS has... Read more »

American Academy of HIV Medicine Endorses New HIV Testing Guidelines; Remains Concerned About Funding for Tests and Treatment

Washington, DC -- The American Academy of HIV Medicine has endorsed the revised recommendations for HIV testing in health care settings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommend significant expansion of routine HIV... Read more »

Bulgaria Set to Provide Equipment, Medicine to Libya in Effort to Free Health Workers Accused of Infecting Children With HIV

Bulgaria is prepared to send equipment and medicine to Libya to help the country's fight against HIV/AIDS, as part of Bulgaria's efforts to help free five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400... Read more »

Connect With Others

Need help paying for meds or co-pays?

Posted by MedBenefits101, 2 Replies

There is a national program to help HIV+ people pay for their meds, co-pays and lab work, even if they're working or undocumented.

If you are in NYC please call (718)399-0200 for more information. Ask for the Medical Benefits Program. Read more »

HIV medicines

Posted by Anonymous

Do you need ANY HIV related drug or any Opportunistic Infection medication, such as: Zerit (d4T), AZT, Abacavir, ddI, ddC, Crixivan, Fortovase, Saquanavir, Viracept, Virammune, Diflucan, any protease inhibitor available at the pharmacy? Do you need... Read more »

EXPIRED HIV MEDICINES

Posted by Queenster, 1 Reply

Hiya all, is so sad in some part of the World like Africa more especially Ghana where expired drugs are given to hiv positive people. I don't know which organisation or how the drugs gets to Ghana, but it is so bad to give expired drugs persons... Read more »

HIV - Medicine Early? Support?

Posted by bigdog2007, 3 Replies

In Late-January of 2006, i was a male victim of sexually assault. I went to a local urgent care, and they advised me to get a HIV test. I did get a test, and the test results for RNA came back positive. The ELISA test came back negative. I... Read more »

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