AIDS And HIV Therapy
Prednisone Ineffective Against Nevirapine-Induced Rash
Published in Drug Week, November 23rd, 2001
"Rash is the most frequent adverse event associated with nevirapine," according to Jose M. Miro, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, and colleagues in a multicenter study. "The use of prednisone has been controversial in this setting."
The controversy was for good reason - prednisone actually appears to worsen nevirapine-induced rash, according to Miro and coworkers.
They evaluated the safety and efficacy of prednisone in 75 nevirapine-treated patients, 39 of...
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Source: Drug Week (2001-11-23)
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