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Pharmacists' study examines quality of life for HIV patients

Published in AIDS Weekly, October 24th, 2005

Pharmacists in Wales have conducted a new study into the health-related quality of life for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients.

The research involved 103 HIV outpatients in Cardiff and was conducted jointly by the Welsh School of Pharmacy, the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff University and the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.

New HIV treatments have dramatically reduced deaths amongst HIV patients. However, although HIV has been transformed into a chronic state, the downside of the new treatments is their increased risk of toxicity (Fernandez, T., AIDS, combination therapy and survival. Prof Nurse, 2001. 16(10): p. 1425-8). It is...

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