THE COST DIFFERENCE OF THIS DRUG BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THAILAND IS INTERESTING... ;-) ...The only approved version in the U.S. for prevention is Truvada, which costs more than $14,000 a year. In Thailand, the tenofovir used in the study costs about $360. Participants were tracked for four years. Seventeen patients in the Viread group developed HIV, compared to 33 in the placebo group. That means drug users who took the daily pill were about 50 percent less likely to become infected with HIV than those who took placebos. The researchers determined the protective benefits were best when people adhered closely to the prescribing regimen. The researchers say their findings underscore the importance of getting patients to adhere to their treatments. Drug users represent about 1 in 13 new infections in the U.S. but they account for up to 80 percent of cases in Eastern Europe and central Asia. The research was done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Thai government...
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:35:02 +0000
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