Treatment is getting easier in our days, with medication provided – at least in Europe and the USA which has less side effects and minimize the pill burden.Two new HIV drugs in development that show promise for less frequent dosing were previewed at a conference in San Francisco recently. Albuvirtide is the drug called which could one day suppress HIV for a week while S/GSK1265744 might even do this for a month. First studies show promising results. For more info read a report about the new research here.
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