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HIV Glasgow: New $90-$90-$90 Target Needed for Global Viral Hepatitis, HIV, and TB Treatment

The costs of making drugs to treat viral hepatitis, HIV, and tuberculosis (TB) are now so low that each disease could be treated for less than $90, Andrew Hill of St. Stephen’s AIDS Trust said at the opening plenary of the International Congress of Drug Therapy in HIV Infection this week in Glasgow.

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IAS 2015: The TPP and Access to HIV and HCV Treatment [VIDEO]

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, now under consideration, will heavily impact the availability of medications for HIV and viral hepatitis, both in middle-income countries and in high-income countries such as Canada that rely on generic drugs, advocates said at a Médecins Sans Frontières media briefing at the recent 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Vancouver.

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UNAIDS: More than 7 Million Africans on HIV Treatment, Deaths Continue to Fall

The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral medications increased from less than 1 million in 2005 to an estimated 7.1 million in 2012, according to a new report from UNAIDS. The report also notes that AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have both fallen by about 30% over the past decade.  alt

 

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BHIVA 2015: HIV Treatment Outcomes No Better with Single-tablet Regimens than Individual Pills

One-pill-a-day HIV treatments such as Atripla, Stribild, Complera, and Triumeq and Triumeq have the same rates of virological failure, drug resistance, and side effects as multiple tablet regimens, according to a meta-analysis presented to the British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference this week in Brighton. Single tablets cost the UK National Health Service (NHS) 5 five times more but have unproven clinical benefits, said Andrew Hill of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

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HIV Medical Providers Call for Fair Drug Pricing to Expand Access to Treatment

Practitioners from the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) delivered a joint statement to pharmaceutical company executives this week, asking the industry to reconsider its pricing for antiretroviral drugs so that more people in the U.S. and worldwide are able to access treatment. alt

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