AIDS Therapies

Progress Hailed, Prices Lamented

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 26th, 1996

AIDS patients and doctors who treat them said that they are heartened by major advances in treatments announced but are afraid that high prices place them out of reach for many.

"The news is very good but please give us the means to provide these substantial advances in therapy to our patients," 20 researchers affiliated with prominent hospitals and universities wrote in an open letter to hospitals, insurers, and state and federal governments.

Scientists at the 3rd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held in Washington, D.C., January 28 - February 1, 1996, presented research on new drugs, some in a category known as protease...

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