Successful Drugs For AIDS

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Lack of Antiretroviral Drugs Hinders Success of HIV/AIDS Treatment Programs in Africa

A lack of antiretroviral drugs is the "biggest" problem facing HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Africa, according to Robert Colebunders, a Belgian researcher at Uganda's Infectious Disease Institute at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, the Chicago Tribune ... Read more »

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Pfizer Touts Successful Tests on New Anti-AIDS Drug

Yesterday, U.S.-based pharmaceutical maker Pfizer reported encouraging results from a 48-week study of its HIV drug Selzentry (maraviroc). Approved in August by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Selzentry is the first drug in a new class, CCR5... Read more »

Young Drug Users Forgotten Amid India AIDS Success

HIV infection rates in India fell by 50 percent -- twice the global decline -- from 2001 to 2009, according to UNAIDS. Yet health workers there worry that the growing population of young injecting drug users (IDUs) is being marginalized from... Read more »

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CD4 count dropping after years of successful treatment

Hi there. I am a long time survivor of HIV, likely having been infected in about 1982 and tested positive in 1986. I suffered severe PCP in 1995 with a CD4 count of 30. It was only after then that I began any kind of drug regimen. At first,...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi Mark and thanks for posting.Since your viral load remains undetectable, we can assume that you don't have any issues with new drug resistance.Similarly, as your CD4 percentage remains stable, this suggests that the primary problem is that... Read more »

Switching from a Long Successful Combo To a simpler one

I'm interested in simplifying my meds and would appreciate your feedback. I've been HIV+ for 16 years, have never taken monotherapy, started (and still take) AZT+3TC as soon as 3TC hit the market and tried the original Saquinavir for 3...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Wow, this regimen is certainly a blast from the past. Some clinicians like to see long-term data before prescribing any of these new-fangled drugs for HIV infection. But this tired old lipid raising, fat redistributing dog had its day, and that day... Read more »

HAART and success?

Thank you for your wonderful work. It has positively impacted so many lives for the better. I have 2 questions about the success rates of HAART treatment. Specifically, what percent of HIV patients respond favorably to HAART in terms of viral...

Response from Susan Little, M.D.

University of California San Diego

Your question is very straightforward, yet unfortunately very difficult to answer. In a treatment inexperienced individual who is not infected with a drug resistant virus, there is not yet a defined duration of potency for available HAART regimens.... Read more »

Successful treatment with an OMT program

I am a methadone provider and I am working with an active late stage AIDS patient. She has struggled with abstinance but is hanging in there with both anti-viral treatment and the methadone program. I know that her methadone levels have dropped...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

We are involved in a directly observed therapy program where we give methadone and HIV medications together in community pharmacies. It is clear than NNRTIs cause methadone levels to decrease and require an increase in methadone dosing of about 25%... Read more »

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A success story

Posted by Blixer, 9 Replies

I know that HIV and HIV with meds is far from a walk in the park. I know that there are still bad things that happen. But I also know there are some very bright spots. I saw this on the John Hopkins HIV site posted yesterday and thought it... Read more »

HIV med success stories?

Posted by sunkyst, 7 Replies

Does anyone here have any success stories with HIV meds i.e. you've been on treatment for a while and it's working well for you without too many serious side effects? Read more »

Success and happiness are NOT allowed

Posted by Lovinlife, 4 Replies

I previously tried to put up a post asking people to share anything positive or good that is going on in their life. I think it's just as important to see as the posts about people's struggles.

I got shot down in a very mean fashion for my post.

If as... Read more »

HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

Posted by bradford

HIV/AIDS drugs saved my life!

From the time I was told I had six months to live by an AIDS specialist in 1985, I learned from other people infected with HIV and included supplements and complementary therapies. These kept me healthy and were... Read more »

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