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darunavir

A protease inhibitor antiretroviral drug said to outperform other protease inhibitor drugs both virologically and immunologically. It is claimed to be safe and well-tolerated and to be designed to resist drug resistance. Used in combination with ritonavir other antiretroviral drugs it produces an impressive drop in HIV RNA and a marked increase in CD4 cells.
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The RADAR study: week 48 safety and efficacy of RAltegravir combined with boosted DARunavir compared to tenofovir/emtricitabine combined with boosted darunavir in antiretroviral-naive patients.
Effect of darunavir on lipid profile in HIV-infected patients.
Clinical improvement was seen within one week of treatment initiation with ART consisting of darunavir, ritonavir, tenofovir, and emtricitabine.
The attending physician then switched antiretroviral regimen to stavudine/lamivudine/boosted darunavir regimen.
(22) Co-formulation of darunavir with cobicistat, tenofovir alafenamide, and emtricitabine is in phase III studies.
NEW YORK -- Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos., a unit of Johnson & Johnson, has extended its commitment to improve the health of children living with HIV through an expanded policy aimed at enhancing access to its HIV medicine darunavir. J&J says that this policy enables the development of and access to new pediatric products of darunavir in about 130 low- and middle-income countries that are home to 99.8% of children and adolescents living with HIV worldwide.
The company offers protease inhibitors such as ritonavir, darunavir, saquinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, indinavir and tipranavir.
He was switched to ritonavir, darunavir, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and zidovudine and had successful virologic suppression to < 200 copies.
Standard guidelines recommend that initial treatment of patients with HIV-1 infection under HAART therapy should have a ritonavir- (RTV-) boosted protease inhibitor, usually darunavir (DRV) or atazanavir (ATV) together with other antiretrovirals (ARVs) [3].
Interestingly, the same property is noted for darunavir and atazanavir, but my clinical experience has found this less common with once-daily dosage.
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