New medicine helps treat drug-resistant HIV

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A new drug is giving hope to patients with HIV who have become resistant to other treatments. Researchers including a team from Australia gave patients either an older HIV drug on its own or combined with a newer medication called darunavir.

It found more than half of those taking the new drug saw a 10-fold drop in the amount of HIV in their blood.

Professor David Cooper from the National Centre for HIV epidemiology says the drugs are life-changing for patients who have become resistant to older treatments.

The medication is available in Australia for patients who cannot use older drugs. SOURCE: © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Posted April 5th, 2007 by Dinka

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