Adult HIV treatment guidelines updated.On April 7 the U.S. guidelines for antiretroviral antiretroviral /an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral/ (-ret´ro-vi?ral) effective against retroviruses, or an agent with this quality. an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral adj. treatment were updated to reflect new information on drug interactions and toxicities, and to include a new table on expanded access Expanded access refers to the inclusion of patients in a clinical trial for a new therapeutic treatment or chemical entity, where those patients would not satisfy the enrolment criteria for the scientific study in progress. to antiretrovirals not yet approved (currently the only one available through such a program is tipranavir). The current official U.S. HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. guidelines are always online at the AIDSinfo site published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS , http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ (you need to click on the proper category listed on the left of the page, then click again to download the document you want in the format desired--usually PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ). [Note: now that the nonocccupational exposure document (what to do if the condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure breaks, etc.) is official, it is available on this site as well.] On April 8 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) published the following description of the changes made in the current revision: The Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Y-Infected Adults and Adolescents has been revised to include up-to-date drug information, including updated information on nevirapine hepatotoxicity risks, the interaction between rifampin and ritonavirboosted saquinavir, new pregnancy data for efavirenz, and new contraindications and warnings for ritonavir and lopinavir/ritonavir use. Also included in the updated document is a new table, Table 30, providing information on the tipranavir expanded access program. All changes to the document are highlighted in yellow. The updated guidelines document is available at the AIDSinfo Web site at: http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/. You can view, order hard copies of the guidelines, or request them by email at the web site. The AIDSinfo website is also a useful source of other information related to HIV/AIDS, including other treatment and prevention guidelines, downloadable databases for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and HIV/AIDS--related clinical trials information. |
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