“A new ARV tender includes a triple fixed dose combination tablet with less side effects”
New antiretroviral is a three-rolled-into-one pill
The Star, The Times and The New Age
30 November 2012
The government took a major step towards improving HIV/Aids treatment compliance and cost with the announcement that the new antiretroviral (ARV) tender will include a triple fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet, which combines three pills into one.
Speaking ahead of World Aids Day tomorrow, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced yesterday that a tender for the FDC of tenofovir, emtricitabine and efavirenz was approved.
'This is simple language means that a patient does not have to take three tablets a day and can now take one tablet once a day," explained Motsoaledi.
FDCs have shown to have major benefits for patients in terms of compliance...read the full article and other related articles
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