An easy-to-consume, heat-stable, fixed-dose combination of four antiretrovirals (ARVs) developed for HIV-infected infants and young children weighing 3 to 25 kg is currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If approved by the FDA, this all-in-one regimen, consisting of the four antiretroviral medicines lopinavir, ritonavir, abacavir and lamivudine, could prove to be a game-changer for millions of HIV-infected infants and children around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Promising New Drug for Children Living with HIV
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Promising New Drug for Children Living with HIV
An easy-to-consume, heat-stable, fixed-dose combination of four antiretrovirals (ARVs) developed for HIV-infected infants and young children weighing 3 to 25 kg is currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If approved by the FDA, this all-in-one regimen, consisting of the four antiretroviral medicines lopinavir, ritonavir, abacavir and lamivudine, could prove to be a game-changer for millions of HIV-infected infants and children around the world, especially in low- and middle-income countries.