Purpose: The pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of etravirine and its clinical utility with respect to the available alternative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment options are reviewed.
The inhibition of HIV-1’s replicative machinery remains a cornerstone in the battle against AIDS. Central to this approach are inhibitors targeting reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase. Reverse ...
HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors remain a cornerstone of antiretroviral therapy, targeting the enzyme responsible for converting viral RNA into DNA. This class of drugs, particularly nucleoside ...
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV-1 infection into a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy. For more than two decades, the standard regimen has been a ...
Switching to a 2-drug ART regimen was highly effective and well tolerated in virologically suppressed patients with HIV.
Switching to long-acting CAB/RPV was not linked to HBV reactivation or incident infection and may be a safe therapeutic option for most patients with HIV.
Medicines that treat HIV are called antiretroviral therapy (ART). Genvoya is a combination tablet that contains the following four medicines that work together to treat HIV. Cobicistat is a “booster.” ...
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New ...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Although HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) coinfection remains a major public health concern, this problem ...
Bacteria defend themselves from viral infection using diverse immune systems, many of which sense and target foreign nucleic acids. Defense-associated reverse transcriptase (DRT) systems provide an ...
Switching to a long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine antiretroviral regimen may be safe for patients with HIV who have prior hepatitis B virus exposure, a real-world study shows.