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DuPont Merck announced an expanded access program for Sustiva, a non-nucleoside transcriptase prohibitor. The once-daily drug in combination with Crixivan is effective in reducing viral load and increasing CD4 cell counts. The drug is well tolerated and shows no serious side effects. The manufacturer is submitting its application for approval to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second quarter of 1998.
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PMID:Broadened access to Sustiva. 1136 7

The impressive advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy of chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections during the last decade and the availability of potent ARV drugs have fueled interest in using chemoprophylaxis as a novel HIV prevention strategy. Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) refers to the use of ARV drugs in HIV-negative persons to prevent HIV infection. The rationale for PrEP builds on the success of ARV prophylaxis in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV and on a large body of animal studies that show the efficacy of PrEP against mucosal and parenteral infection. We focus on oral administration of ARV drugs for prevention of HIV infection. Identifying an effective prophylactic pill that individuals can take outside the setting of sexual intercourse precludes the necessity to disclose such use to their partners, thereby empowering those who might not be in a position to negotiate with their partners. Several human clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of daily regimens of the HIV reverse-transcriptase (RT) inhibitors tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) or Truvada (TDF and emtricitabine [FTC]) are under way among high-risk populations. The results of one trial among men who have sex with men showed that daily Truvada was safe and effective, providing the first support for oral PrEP as a prevention strategy. Here we outline the preclinical and clinical research on oral PrEP, pharmacologic considerations, and future directions and challenges.
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PMID:HIV prevention by oral preexposure prophylaxis. 2239 35

Emtricitabine (Emtriva, FTC) is an antiviral medicine which decreases the body's amount of HIV. Emtricitabine on of Anti-HIV drugs slow down or protect the immune system against damage and reduce the risk of diseases related to developing of AIDS. Emtricitabine use also for treatment of hepatitis B virus. Emtricitabine is a drug class known as nucleoside reversing transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). In view of Emtricitabine's clinical significance, a thorough review of the physical and pharmaceutical characteristics and details of the multiple analytical techniques used to test the drug in pharmaceutical and biological systems was conducted. The methods investigated include identification test, Spectroscopy, chromatography, electrochemicals, and Thermal. Beside the analytical profile, the degradation and stability of Emtricitabine, its pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Applications, Mechanism of Action, dosage forms and dose, ADME profile, and interactions have been debated.
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PMID:Emtricitabine. 3216 70