How To Obtain Hiv Drugs

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Ohio: Ryan White Program Changes Mean More Can Obtain HIV Drugs

Ohio's Ryan White Program took the last person needing AIDS drug assistance off its waiting list on Sept. 28. The waiting list began last summer in response to a $3.9 million program deficit. In addition, coverage was limited to clients at or... Read more »

Pakistan: Drug Addicts Struggle to Obtain Anti-HIV Medicine

Former drug users in Sindh are being denied AIDS treatment at government health centers, making harm-reduction more difficult, according to an expert who works with IV drug users (IDUs) at Pakistan Society. The society, a European Commission-funded... Read more »

Rwandan Women Infected With HIV Through Rape During 1994 Genocide Ask U.S. for Help Obtaining Drugs

Rwandan women who were infected with HIV through mass rapes during the country's 1994 genocide on Monday asked the United States to assist them in obtaining medications to fight the disease, Reuters/Newark Star-Ledger reports. Rwanda this week... Read more »

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How to obtain prescription drugs after insurance

My husband and I are self-employed. I had been searching for months for answers that we needed about insurance etc. and came across your website by accident. We were so glad that we did. You had answered many questions about HIPAA insurance. Our...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Most states have an AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) that helps people obtain these expensive medications. You can learn about your state's ADAP program by doing a search for it on your state's government Web site. But I would suggest... Read more »

HIV testing to obtain insurance

Are HIV tests administered by Insurance companies reliable? I had one ten months after a potential exposure and the the results were NO DETECTABLE ANTIBODIES FOUND. However there was no mention of the type of test performed. I had blood and urine...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. Without knowing which test the insurance company used, this is a difficult question to answer. As long as they used an FDA approved test (which was hopefully the case), and as long as it was 6 months or more after your... Read more »

Is it possible to obtain life insurance if you are HIV positive

As title suggests, there is word out that anyone HIV positive cannot get life insurance. Is this true? If one can get life insurance, how do you proceed, which companies. Any suggestions, or help would be appreciated. Thank you....

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

There are a few life insurance companies that will issue limited amounts of life insurance to HIV+ individuals:New York Life through AARP for individuals eligible for AARP, up to $15,000Mutual of Omaha - up to $10,000Physicisan's Life - up to... Read more »

What's more difficult to obtain? A catchy title or HIV?

Dr Bob,I thought I would conduct my own piece of literary time-wasting for you, concerning a couple of different topics.First of all, I had unprotected insertive sex with a young wench of unknown status back in may some time. I tested negative for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello English Freak,You want me to mock and humble you? No, I'm sorry. You've got the wrong website for that. Try www.Donna-the-Dominatrix.com. I hear she's quite good. So, are you a paranoid freak for continually worrying about HIV,... Read more »

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Delay in Obtaining Test Results

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Please help!
A friend of mine went to the doctor's three weeks ago for an HIV test. The results are not available yet. The nurse called the testing center this morning and they said the results could only be released by mail; we should wait.
Is it... Read more »

Any way to obtain meds with NO INSURANCE....HELP!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello and thanks for taking the time out on this. Good luck and bless you all on your individual situation's-seems we all have one. My situation briefly goes like this: I'm Hiv Neg. and my partner of 9 years is positive. We both took our HIV tests... Read more »

Free Hiv meds(generic) in Malaysia and Thailand?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone knows what types of drug are available over there? I've done some googling and apparently both Malaysia as well Thailand are dispensing Hiv medications for free over there (generic). Read more »

Do any drugs affect HIV test results?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am taking valium for anxiety and recently had a negative HIV test. Could taking valium have compromised the HIV test results? Read more »

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