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HIV/AIDS
New HIV/AIDS data have been reported by P.S. Belperio and co-authors
July 13th, 2009
"The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) develops guidelines for VHA providers that delineate specific criteria for use of certain complex, costly medications indicated for specialized populations," scientists in the United States report. "These criteria are disseminated to all VHA facilities. To (a) assess the concordance with VHA guidelines for use of 4 antiretrovirals (atazanavir, darunavir, entuvirtide, and tipranavir), and (b) to describe prescribing of these agents before and after implementation of the guideline criteria," wrote P.S. Belperio and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated all...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-07-13)
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