«My bet is that, if the local control programme correctly identifies strains carried by each patient, and treats them with the most
effective drug regimens, then the number of resistant cases will fall,» he says.
Not exact matches
So many companies have developed such increasingly
effective medicines, such as those that treat more hep C strains with far shorter treatment
regimens, that Gilead — a pioneer in the field with Sovaldi and Harvoni — is projecting $ 3.5 billion to $ 4 billion in U.S. sales from these kinds of
drugs in 2018, a dramatic drop from nearly $ 13 billion in 2015.
«In distinct contrast to the situation in the U.S., Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) recently recommended two highly
effective sofosbuvir - based
regimens for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing, without
drug use or disease stage - related restrictions,» said co-author and professor Greg Dore of the Kirby Institute.
The shorter, safer and more
effective antifungal
drug regimen treats cryptococcal meningitis with a one - week combination antifungal
regimen of amphotericin B and flucytosine for the initial induction phase of treatment.
Instead of a six - month
regimen, these
drug - resistant strains can take 18 months to several years to treat, with antibiotics that are more toxic and less
effective.
«We need new
drugs and shorter
regimens which are more
effective, less toxic and widely available in the European region.
But these results may turn out to be essential for rational
drug design and treatment
regimens that lead to
effective resolution of inflammation in ALI,» Jan Tuckermann resumes.
Treatment success rate of
drug - resistant tuberculosis in HIV - positive patients is low and requires more
effective regimen using new
drugs compatible with antiretroviral therapy.
Now, the two - year, $ 1 million PCF Challenge Award will allow Hsieh and MSK co-primary investigators Dr. Yu Chen and Dr. Brett Carver to combine their expertise to determine which
drugs are
effective against tumors with specific mutations and identify biomarkers that will enable oncologists to pair prostate cancer patients with the most
effective treatment
regimens.
1/8/2008 UCSD Clinical Trial to Assess Effects of
Drug Regimens on HIV - Related Neuro - Cognitive Impairment A clinical trial is being conducted by researchers at UCSD's HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC) to discern which antiretroviral treatments are most
effective in treating HIV - related disease in the brain and central nervous system.
When medical research finds a certain
drug regimen to be
effective, doctors do not casually tinker with the formula.
If that is
effective, the vet recommends a daily
regimen of the
drug for the next 48 to 72 hours.
Monitors and analyzes
drug therapy
regimens with health care providers (based upon pharmacokinetics, patient disease state status, and medication history) to provide the most
effective, least toxic, and most economical
drug treatment plan.