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Research from P.S. Belperio and co-authors provides new data about HIV/AIDS

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 21st, 2010

"The aim of the study was to describe Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) system-wide uptake of three HIV protease inhibitors: atazanavir, darunavir and tipranavir. This retrospective cohort study evaluated VHA uptake of three target antiretrovirals and lopinavir/ritonavir in each complete 90-day quarter since approval to December 2007 using VHA HIV Clinical Case Registry data," scientists writing in the journal HIV Medicine report.

"We assessed uptake using number of new prescriptions, number of providers and facilities prescribing target agents, provider type, clinic type, facility size and location within four US regions. Overall, 6551 HIV-infected...

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