Should I Take Integrase Inhibitors If I Have Aids

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Expanded Access Program for MK-0518, an Investigational HIV Integrase Inhibitor, Established for Patients With Limited Available Treatment Options

Toronto -- A worldwide expanded access program for HIV/AIDS patients with limited or no treatment options was announced today by Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., with respect to its investigational HIV integrase inhibitor,... Read more »

Merck Releases Promising Findings From Clinical Trials of Experimental Integrase Inhibitor

Merck 's experimental integrase inhibitor antiretroviral drug might control HIV more effectively in some HIV-positive people than other common drugs on the market, according to the results of a preliminary study released Saturday ahead of the XVI... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Integrase Inhibitor '572 Tested Against Raltegravir-Resistant HIV

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has licensed an anti-HIV integrase inhibitor discovered by the Shionogi Corporation in Japan. Because of these arrangements, this drug has the complex code name S/GSK1349572 and for now is increasingly referred to simply as... Read more »

Ask the Experts

ls isentress integrase inhibitors the future for hiv meds ???

Hi Dr Henry,l have been taking different hiv meds for the past 8 years, and its not much fun with the side effects of the meds, l am reading about isentress integtase inhibitors and would like to know your opinion, is this the new step in hiv...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Raltegravir is a promising new HIV treatment known as an integrase inhibitor. It has mostly been used in patients with resistant virus in complex regimens where it has performed well. It has to be taken twice a day. So far it appears well tolerated... Read more »

Integrase Inhibitor

Dr. Young, I am very interested to hear your thoughts on Integrase Inhibitors. -Do you think they will be successful in developing one? -Do you think it can be potentially used as a monotherapy?-Generally what are your thoughts?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your questions.Inhibitors of HIV integrase have been under investigation for some time, though none are currently in advanced clinical trials. There have been a couple of aborted candidate compounds, one from Merck, another from... Read more »

integrase inhibitors,where are they?

Dr. Frascino, I know we know of three crucial enzymes necessary for HIV to do its dirty work. Protease, reverse transcriptase and integrase. Why havent we created an integrase inhibitor. And where are we as far fusion inhibitors. Or any type of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Where are they? Well, at present, they are "in the pipeline." Exactly how quickly these and other agents will move through the pipeline into broader-based clinical trials, then on to compassionate use/expanded access programs, then... Read more »

Integrase inhibitor

Hello doctor,Any possibility dolutegravir could to be used as Monotherapy even though there's not available data yet?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.While the investigational integrase inhibitor dolutegravir has many positive attributes, there's no reason to think that this medication will work as monotherapy. Integrase inhibitors, generally speaking are similar... Read more »

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Integrase Inhibitor

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I just wanted people realize there is hope and continued very active DRUG DISCOVERY!

Merck, Gilead Release Strong Findings From Clinical Trials of Experimental Integrase Inhibitor Antiretroviral Drugs

Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck and Foster... Read more »

Today's LA Times Article - Integrase Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous

Very hopeful! (Despite the sad title.)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-salvage2jan02,0,1565232,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines Read more »

lipodystrophy from protease inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have known about my HIV+ status now for 6 years, and God has blessed me with continued good health. I have accessed all the major medications, plus vitamins to help fight the disease. Once I started taking the new protease inhibitors, I started... Read more »

Hyperglycemia as a result of Protease Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous

I found a product for reducing glucose levels. It is called Meishan Tea. They make 4 different kinds of tea and I have people that are showing tremendous results on all 4 kinds. However, the people that are presently taking the tea do not have AIDS.... Read more »

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