Seeking to prevent life-threatening side effects, the Food and Drug Administration is urging doctors to use a genetic test to screen patients before prescribing a drug widely used for H.I.V. infection and AIDS.
In an advisory it is expected to issue Thursday, the agency says that patients with a particular variation in an immune system gene [...]
F.D.A. Urges Genetic Test Before Giving AIDS Drug
When I found out about me…
In February 2007, I received a call from my primary care, who’s an amazing family nurse practitioner in SF. It was just about 5PM and I was driving in my car. He’s asking me if I can come in to see him the next day. I thought for a few seconds and [...]
Anti-HIV drug ‘heart attack risk’
A popular anti-HIV drug nearly doubles the risk of heart attack, a study says.
Abacavir works by reducing the amount of the virus in the body and is often used in combination with other drugs.
But Danish researchers said patients may wish to consider changing treatment programmes after studying over 33,000 people, the Lancet reported.
Experts said the [...]