But a new study concludes the method doesn't work nearly as well in real-world practice. The study in this week's Annals of Internal Medicine looked at HIV patients who received a multi-drug therapy. Clinical trials produced numbers roughly double that. Researchers suggest the difference could stem from patients missing their clinic visits. The cocktail therapy is not an easy one to maintain.
Patients have to take lots of pills and follow complicated dosing schedules.
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