Switch to Quad Pill Maintained HIV Suppression (CME/CE)

Switch to Quad Pill Maintained HIV Suppression (CME/CE)

HIV patients can be successfully switched from a twice-daily integrase inhibitor regimen to a once-daily, single-tablet regimen without loss of viral suppression, researchers reported here.

At 48 weeks, all 46 patients who switched from a raltegravir-based (Isentress) regimen to the four-drug, elvitegravir-cobicistat-tenofovir-emtricitabine (Stribild) pill were able to maintain undetectable viral load using the 50 copies/ml assay, said Gordon Crofoot, MD, a Houston-based HIV researcher in private practice.

Etravirine Good Tx Switch Option in HIV (CME/CE)

Etravirine Good Tx Switch Option in HIV (CME/CE)
The non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor etravirine (Intelence) is a good option for HIV patients who can't or don't want to tolerate their current drug regimen, a researcher said here.

In a retrospective cohort analysis, patients switching with an undetectable HIV viral load -- usually because of adverse effects -- were able to maintain viral suppression, according to Lauren Bull, MD, of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.

Make Money Online With Affiliate Programs

Make Money Online With Affiliate Programs

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