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A systematic review assessed the effects and safety of abacavir-containing regimens as first-line therapy for children between 1 month and 18 years of age when compared to regimens with other NRTIs. [64] This review included two trials and two observational studies with almost eleven thousand HIV infected children and adolescents.
Antiretroviral drugs are used to manage HIV/AIDS. Multiple antiretroviral drugs are often combined into a single pill in order to reduce pill burden. Some of these combinations are complete single-tablet regimens; the others must be combined with additional pills to make a treatment regimen.
In developed countries, HIV-infected mothers are generally recommended to not breastfeed due to slight risk of mother-to-children HIV transmission. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In developing countries, where avoiding breastfeeding may not be an option, the World Health Organization recommends a triple drug regimen of tenofovir, efavirenz, and either ...
HIV drug prices have increased substantially. Atripla, a combination therapy released in 2006, was priced at US$13,800 per person, per year. Atripla's wholesale prices have risen to the level of Complera's at US$20,500.
The combination is indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV 1) infection in people weighing at least 14 kilograms (31 lb) without present or past evidence of viral resistance to the integrase inhibitor class, emtricitabine or tenofovir. [6] [7]
HIV Gilead Sciences NRTI 2003 Enfuvirtide: HIV Entry inhibitor 2003 Ensitrelvir: COVID-19: Shionogi: 3C-like protease inhibitor Entecavir: HIV NRTI 2005 Etravirine (Intelence) [8] HIV NNRTI 2008 Famciclovir: Herpes Zoster: Guanosine analogue 1994 Fomivirsen: AIDS Anti-sense oligonucleotide: Anti-sense FDA-licensed in 1998; Withdrawn in EU (2002 ...
Glaxo's (GSK) two late-stage studies testing its two-drug HIV regimen of dolutegravir (Tivicay) and lamivudine showed non-inferiority to a standard three-drug regimen
An equivalent two pill regimen is available in developing countries at a price of about US$1.00 per day, as Gilead Sciences has licensed the patents covering emtricitabine/tenofovir to the Medicines Patent Pool [16] and Merck and Co makes efavirenz available in developing countries at a reduced price.