HIV

Common medications containing polyvalent cations should be separated to prevent decreased absorption of the HIV therapy.

The scope of HIV/AIDS treatment in America has changed immensely in recent years across the pharmacy landscape. Roosevelt University's College of Pharmacy (RUCOP) is helping to highlight this shift in its updated HIV/AIDS care and training program.

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Users will be able to export reports and collect metrics with the new interactive platform, as well as readily access the information on mobile platforms.

The mechanism behind HIV resistance affects the ability of integrase strand transfer inhibitors to bind and block the HIV enzyme integrase.

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Robust data show the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine for pre-exposure prophylaxis in all priority populations with a risk for HIV.

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Antiretroviral therapy may not be entirely effective in restoring the immune protection resulting from viral infections or childhood vaccines received prior to becoming HIV-positive.

The app takes the authoritative, evidence-based 2015 World Health Organization pre-exposure prophylaxis guidelines and adapts for a mobile device.

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The loss of immunity, also referred to as “HIV-associated immune amnesia,” could be related to why people with HIV who are on ART still have shorter lives on average than people without HIV, the study noted.

Recent studies have shown that the HIV virus may affect the brains of children living with and exposed to the virus, even with early antiretroviral therapy (ART). HIV can disrupt neurodevelopment, which affects how children learn, reason, and function.

Study seeks to determine how HIV avoids the zinc-finger antiviral protein and how it binds the RNA.

Individuals with HIV have more QT interval variability than those without the disease, which may lead to the increased risk of sudden cardiac death.

There is a statistically significant difference in the number of patients that meet statin criteria for primary prevention, and those that were prescribed it in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), according to student research presented at the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Many individuals with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy have viral genetic material in the cells of their cerebrospinal fluid, making them more likely to experience memory and concentration problems, according to the results of a new study.

Pharmacists can motivate patients to stick to their drug regimens to decrease viral load and prevent further transmission.

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Understanding adherence patterns is the first step to combat the HIV epidemic in this population.

The trial identified HIV-1 virus characteristics to predict treatment efficacy with a specific antibody treatment using sequence-based methods.

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A randomized clinical trial published by JAMA Internal Medicine found that the distribution of HIV self-tests is a useful source for increasing awareness of HIV infection, and for preventing future transmission, specifically among men having sex with men.

The injectable hormone tesamorelin was found to reduce liver fat and prevent liver fibrosis or scarring in people living with HIV, according to researchers and the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAD).

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A recent study published in CANCER indicates that for patients with both HIV and cancer, implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved insurance coverage, both in states that expanded Medicaid coverage and in states that did not.1

The discovery is the first time a new subtype of HIV-1 has been identified since 2000.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized marketing of the Sentosa SQ HIV Genotyping Assay, a test that detects HIV-1 drug resistance mutations using next-generation sequencing technology.

In the studies of Biktarvy from Gilead Sciences, the treatment demonstrated high rates of virologic suppression through week 144 and was found to be well-tolerated.

Researchers at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (MGH) found that tesamorelin reduces liver fat and prevents liver fibrosis in people living with HIV.