Once Daily Hiv Meds

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1st time on meds l need once daily meds

Hi Dr Robert, you are a very special man, thank you so much for your views on hiv,my cd4 is 300 at the moment and l am ready to start meds for the first time,could you please let me know the once daily meds that are availble, Also Dr Robert what are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The most common and widely available once-per-day regimen is Atripla, a convenient once-per-day tablet that contains three antiretroviral medications (efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir). There are also other once daily options, but these... Read more »

TDM-saquinavir/r once daily

Dear Dr.,My question is about the utility of TDM. I am about to switch from unboosted Fortovase... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

regimen change to once daily

After a year of treatment beginning only 2 years after seroconverting my cd4 count has jumped from... Read more »

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D. »

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Once-Weekly and Once-Monthly HIV Meds in the Pipeline: Studies From ICAAC 2012

Two new HIV drugs in development that show promise for less frequent dosing were previewed at ICAAC 2012 in San Francisco. One of the drugs, a fusion inhibitor named albuvirtide, could make once-a-week HIV medication a reality. Results from two... Read more »

Taken Preventively Daily HIV Meds Could Reduce HIV Risk Among Gay, Bisexual Men

--> Years ago, when scientists predicted that some day you would be able to take a pill once a day to keep from contracting HIV, that idea sounded more Orwellian than real. But the future is now. The results of a large, international clinical... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Once-Daily '572 as Part of Initial Therapy for HIV

The investigational integrase inhibitor '572 can be taken once daily and does not need to be boosted with ritonavir (Norvir) or any other drug. '572 is being tested as part of the initial therapy for HIV infection in several hundred people in a... Read more »

Gilead Sciences, Tibotec to Develop Second Once-Daily HIV Treatment

Foster City, Calif.-based Gilead Sciences on Thursday said it has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Johnson and Johnson subsidiary Tibotec Pharmaceuticals for the development and commercialization of a new once-daily fixed-dose... Read more »

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Complera, the new once-daily combo pill

Posted by bartleby

new treatment option. here's what you need to know.
Complera (rilpivirine/tenofovir/FTC) is like Atripla (efavirenz/tenofovir/FTC) except it replaces the Sustiva (efavirenz, Stocrin) arm with Edurant (rilpivirine). it has to be taken with a meal.... Read more »

Let's settle this once and for all!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Let's see if HIV always progresses and is always deadly...

Circa 1 million infected in the US, many said to be HIV+ witout knowing it

20% of population is actively seeking treatment using the cocktails

Latency period said to be 10 years on average

AIDS... Read more »

Once the fluid containing HIV dries, is it dead?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Once vaginal secretion dry, would the HIV in them die? And how long would HIV live if it were into underwear? Would it die once soaked in? Read more »

Bored with MEDS + HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Anybody bored with MEDS, HIV, and the rest of this SHYT.

Who wants to find a SUNNY local, to spend are last days, no matter how long or short.

Lets move to MEXICO. Its cheap, get a nice place, and live peacefully until we meet our maker.

Whenever he... Read more »

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