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The Tech Central Station 20 April 2004 Merck Grants South Africa License for Generic Efavirenz Reuters 20 April 2004 Merck Gives SA Firm Rights to Key AIDS Drug AllAfrica 20 April 2004 Price of AIDS Drug Intensifies Debate on Legal Imports The New York Times 20 April 2004 Medicare Web Site to Shine Light on Drug Prices The New York Times 20 April 2004 Drug Makers Hope to Kill...
Annual Report 2004 - Medicines and vaccines
Arcoxia® (etoricoxib) Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (adult) Acute pain Chronic low back pain Dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) Acute gouty arthritis Cancidas® (caspofungin acetate) Empiric therapy for presumed fungal infections in febrile, neutropenic patients Treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients who did not respond to or were intolerant of other antifungal...
Merck News Item
The left navigation bar requires Javascript to be enabled. MK-0518, developed by Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA, could be the first in a new class of investigational anti-retroviral therapy (ART) called integrase inhibitors that may inhibit the integrase enzyme from inserting HIV viral DNA into the human gene*.A- Inhibiting integrase from performing this...
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Annual Report 2003 Chairman's message Financial highlights Management Product review Research pipeline Selected licensing agreements Financial section Board of Directors Corporate information - Merck's commitment: novel medicines that make a difference click photos Product review 1.prtitle { font-size : 12px; padding-left : 9px; padding-right : 2px; padding-bottom : 12px; width:...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Merck Manual Home Edition
Drugs For HIV Infection Type Drug Side Effects Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors - Delavirdine Rash, headaches - Efavirenz Dizziness, sleepiness, nightmares, confusion, agitation, forgetfulness, euphoria, rash - Nevirapine Rash (occasionally severe or life threatening), liver dysfunction Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors - - All may cause...
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Merck News Item
Grants License for HIV/AIDS Drug Efavirenz to South African Company, Thembalami Pharmaceuticals, in Effort to Accelerate Access to Life-Saving Treatment - WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., July-13,-2004 - Merck & Co., Inc., (the parent company of MSD (Pty) Ltd.Efavirenz is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in combination therapy for the treatment of HIV...
Merck News Item
The left navigation bar requires Javascript to be enabled. Overall favorable response rates showed CANCIDAS to be as effective as AmBisome with 33.9 percent and 33.7 percent of patients meeting all five criteria in each group, respectively.A- Favorable response rates for CANCIDAS and AmBisome on each of the following strictly defined components of the primary endpoint were:...
Merck News Item
The left navigation bar requires Javascript to be enabled. Conference Call and Audio Web Cast - 31-Oct-2005- Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb License New AIDS Drugs to IPM for Development as Microbicides to Protect Women from HIV - 17-Oct-2005- Agensys and Merck Announc e Agreement to Co-Develop and Commercialize a Novel Antibody for Cancer Therapy - 27-Sep-2005- Merck Expands...
Merck: Corporate Responsibility: Policies and Performance
The Accelerating Access Initiative The Accelerating Access Initiative aims to help improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment. Established in May 2000, it is a cooperative endeavor of UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the World Bank, and Merck and other research-based pharmaceutical companies. Participants are committed to working with governments,...
Product review
Products 1 Aggrastat ® (tirofiban hydrochloride) -In combination with heparin for treatment of acute coronary syndrome Arcoxia ® (etoricoxib) 2 -Osteoarthritis -Rheumatoid arthritis (in adults) -Acute pain -Chronic pain -Dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) -Acute gouty arthritis Cancidas ® (caspofungin acetate) ...
LabCorp's Clinical Trials: What's New
AMC-IATEC AWARDS LABCORP TWO GLOBAL HIV STUDIES BURLINGTON, N.C., March 30, 2001 The Academic Medical Centre International Antiviral Therapy Evaluation Centre (AMC-IATEC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has selected the clinical trials testing division of Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®; NYSE: LH) for two global studies involving HIV-positive...
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. -- Research & Development: Clinical Trials: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) : AMP 720
Home - | - Corporate Info - | - R & D - | - Products - | - Investor Relations - | - For the Patient - | - Careers at Hemispherx - - Should I Volunteer?Efavirenz (Sustiva) 2. Zalcitabine (Hivid) ddC 8. Nelfinavir (Viracept) 5. 2 Combivir counts for one of the required anti-retroviral drugs. Following eight (8) weeks of Ampligen® or No Ampligen®, HAART...
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. -- For The Patient- Clinical Trials: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) : AMP 720
Home - | - Corporate Info - | - R & D - | - Products - | - Investor Relations - | - For the Patient - | - Careers at Hemispherx - - Should I Volunteer?Efavirenz (Sustiva) 2. Zalcitabine (Hivid) ddC 8. 2 Combivir counts for one of the required anti-retroviral drugs. Eight (8) weeks after the plasma HIV RNA becomes undetectable, a second STI will be introduced and...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Merck Manual Home Edition
Drugs For HIV Infection Type Drug Side Effects Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors - Delavirdine Rash, headaches - Efavirenz Dizziness, sleepiness, nightmares, confusion, agitation, forgetfulness, euphoria, rash - Nevirapine Rash (occasionally severe or life threatening), liver dysfunction Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors - - All may cause...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Medications Drugs are the primary treatment for HIV. However, over the past few years this routine has become much simpler and many people take a cocktail only once or twice a day. Using HAART reduces your risk of developing drug resistance. Drug side effects and your willingness to tolerate them. Medication Choices...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Treatment Overview The most effective treatment for HIV is highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) —a combination of several antiretroviral drugs that aims to control the amount of virus in your body. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) , such as efavirenz, nevirapine, or delavirdine. Benefits.
Protease inhibitors (PIs) for HIV - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Protease inhibitors (PIs) for HIV Examples Brand Name Chemical Name Fortovase, Invirase saquinavir Norvir ritonavir Crixivan indinavir Viracept nelfinavir Kaletra lopinavir and ritonavir Reyataz atazanavir Lexiva fosamprenavir Atazanavir (Reyataz) and fosamprenavir (Lexiva) are new protease inhibitors that were recently approved by the U.S. The preferred combination is 2...
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for HIV - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for HIV Examples Brand Name Chemical Name Ziagen abacavir Videx didanosine, also known as dideoxyinosine, ddI 3TC, Epivir lamivudine Zerit stavudine (d4T) Hivid zalcitabine, also known as dideoxycytidine, ddC Retrovir zidovudine (ZDV), formerly known as azidothymidine (AZT) Trizivir abacavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine Epzicom...
Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) for HIV - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
Topic Contents - Examples - How It Works - Why It Is Used - How Well It Works - Side Effects - What To Think About - References Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) for HIV - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) for HIV - [Medication] - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library Immune system,...
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