Purpose: The pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of etravirine and its clinical utility with respect to the available alternative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment options are reviewed.

HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors have long been central to antiretroviral therapy, effectively impeding the enzyme responsible for converting viral RNA into DNA – a pivotal step in HIV ...

The development of new classes of antiretroviral drugs, such as integrase inhibitors and CCR5-antagonistic entry inhibitors, has opened the possibility of considering regimens without NRTIs (Table 1).

Pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) in patients with HIV varies by subtype, affecting antiretroviral therapy implementation and first-line treatment efficacy. In Hangzhou, 8.4% of newly diagnosed HIV ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Truvada and Descovy, on the other hand, are nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and prevent sexually acquired HIV infection via a different mechanism. They block reverse transcriptase, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Switching to islatravir and doravirine was just as effective as bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (BIC/FTC/TAF; Biktarvy) or ...

A Q&A With Rajesh Gandhi, MD. GANDHI: The main reasons patients and their clinicians consider switching are to simplify treatment, reduce drug interactions, and mitigate long-term safety risks. In my ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "HIV Drugs - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for HIV Drugs was valued at US$32.8 Billion in ...

Meeting UNAIDS’ “95/95/95” targets for 2025—95% of people with HIV knowing their status, 95% of those who know their status on treatment, and 95% of people on treatment having a suppressed viral ...