Pharmacokinetic data from an initial pediatric study show that blood levels of Viracept comparable to those seen in adults can be achieved by administration of either the oral powder or tablets. Viracept has been generally safe and well tolerated by children in the study. Preliminary results of the pediatric study are expected to be presented at The Fourth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections later this month. Calls placed before or after these hours will be returned during operating hotline hours, the company announced. To date, more than 1,000 people have enrolled in the program.
Researchers plan to treat the subjects for a minimum of one year.
This is gross fiscal mismanagement, bordering on fraud, and it must be corrected. This has now become an issue for all taxpayers living in this Commonwealth and it has become an issue that must be addressed immediately. Last year alone, according to the Associated Press, an advisory panel recommended suspension of Benova for poor performance in a similar project in Connecticut. To date, there is no existing list of HIV specialists available to assist persons with HIV and AIDS in their enrollment, the coalition charged. Instead, when a person living with HIV or AIDS contacts Benova, they are provided with telephone numbers for the four participating HMOs and asked to contact those organizations directly.