make health your life, n smile: [PozHealth] Revised First-Line Treatment Guidelines: Epzicom Is Out, Prezista Is In

Revised First-Line Treatment Guidelines: Epzicom Is Out, Prezista Is In
First-line HIV drug recommendations have changed for the second time this year in the latest update to the "bible" of HIV treatment: the U.S. health department's official HIV treatment guidelines. The revised guidelines, which were released on Nov. 3, promoted Prezista (darunavir) boosted with Norvir (ritonavir) to the list of "preferred" first-line HIV meds; once-daily Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) also got a bump to "preferred." Meanwhile, Epzicom (abacavir/3TC), which was just promoted to "preferred" status in January, has been demoted back to "alternative" because of concerns about heart side effects in some people, as well as worries about its effectiveness in people who start treatment with a high viral load. (Article from AIDSInfo)

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