Handshakes all round at legalised drug dealers Bristol-Myers Squibb
after their new HIV wonder drug was given a green light by the FDA.
<http://www.hayspharma.com/news/news-item/18809606>:
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that its HIV drug Reyataz has
gained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
The 300 milligram (mg) dose of the medicine has been approved for use
as part of a combination therapy with ritonavir 100mg in previously
untreated patients infected with HIV-1.
According to the firm, the approval decision is based on results
measured at 48 weeks in the Castle study, which found the treatment
had similar clinical efficacy as twice-daily lopinavir/ritonavir.
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For those not in the know, here's a list of those clinical effects
lopinavir/ritonavir offers, see
<http://www.medicinenet.com/lopinavirritonavir_capsules-oral/article.htm>:
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SIDE EFFECTS: Diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness, rash,
and trouble sleeping may occur.
....serious side effects: leg pain, mouth sores, persistent sore throat
or fever, weight loss, mental/mood changes, trouble breathing, vision
changes, urination problems, decreased sexual ability.
....very serious side effects: severe stomach pain, yellowing eyes and
skin, dark urine, persistent fever, fatigue. Changes in body fat may
occur while you are taking this medication (e.g., increased fat in the
upper back and stomach areas, decreased fat in the arms and legs).
The cause and long-term effects of these changes are unknown.
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Nice. Anyone care to remind me what it is exactly these drugs are
suppose to do?
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:05:39 -0500, "Death" <Death@yourdoor.net> wrote:
It's always important to remember that many of the, so called,
symptoms of HIV infection are in reality side-effects of the
wonder-drugs prescribed to treat the non-virus.
Killer Carter and Dr Death, my previous caring HIV professional,
describe HIV wonder-drug side-effects as "horrendous," but better than
the alternative.
Presumably the alternative they speculate about is that of not taking
the wonder-drugs and remaining fit and healthy, thus proving them to
be self-obsessed liars.
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