some HIV patients can STOP taking drugs to prevent two opportunistic infections

June 1999

There's now evidence that some HIV patients can STOP taking drugs to prevent two opportunistic infections...Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC).

We used to assume that once HIV patients started these drugs, they would be continued indefinitely.

But the new potent antiretroviral combinations are improving immune function...and lowering the risk of opportunistic infections.

Practical advice for a better career, with unlimited access to CE

Pharmacy Technician's Letter includes:

  • 12 issues every year, with brief articles about new meds and hot topics
  • 120+ CE courses, including the popular CE-in-the-Letter
  • Helpful, in-depth Technician Tutorials
  • Access to the entire archive

Already a subscriber? Log in

Volume pricing available. Get a quote