AIDS drug listing each day simply take 1 Tablet

To control AIDS will take simple of a milestone

According to the United States media, the world's first daily just take 1 tablet of comprehensive control HIV medicine will be listed. Experts said that the production by the two companies, the 3 drugs combination of new drugs, can be regarded as areas to control AIDS will take simple of a milestone. It's come out will help people more easily conduct regular medication, prevent the outbreak of the body caused by AIDS.

10 years ago, AIDS launched the "cocktail" therapy, patients should take every day 24-36 tablets drugs, drugs need to take the meal, while others require separate administration, some patients also had to get up in the middle of the medication. But from then to now, with the pharmaceutical research and production development, the control of AIDS virus outbreaks, the amount of drug use has abated, it only takes 2 tablets per day.

Upcoming daily 1 slice of Bristol Myers-Squibb new drugs from the company's drug Sustiva and Kat Reed scientific production company combination drug Truvada and Truvada itself contains the addition of two drugs: Viread and Emtriva. Whether Sustiva or Truvada, they are already in broad use of drugs. Sources said that the United States food and Drug Administration is expected in the next 7 days on the new drug approval.

At present, production of the drug of the two companies also do not have to disclose their name and price, just that they recommended price with Sustiva and Truvada their sales prices fairly, both about $ 1200 per month. Doctors believe that those who are respectively taking Sustiva and Truvada patients is expected to quickly switch the drug.

For the world's poorer countries, the importance of new drugs. The companies indicated that they will significantly reduce drug prices, so that developing countries and those countries access to medicines for AIDS patients, but specific details are currently unknown. Global now approximately 40 million people infected with the AIDS virus, most live in developing countries, many people are illiterate and access to medical services.