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May 31st 2024
Study investigators hired undercover shoppers, and the results revealed more education is needed on the Syringe Service Program, which provides legal, clean over-the-counter (OTC) needles to whomever seeks them out.
Background and Key Concepts in Biosimilars: Improving Awareness and Addressing Common Concerns
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Striving for Equitable Access to Oral Anticancer Medications
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Child Abuse: Responsibilities and Protection of the Reporter
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Treatment Decision-Making for Complex Patients With HIV: Drug Resistance, Adverse Effects, Comorbidities and P...
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Navigating the HIV Treatment Frontier: Equipping Managed Care Professionals With Strategies for Innovation, Ac...
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Fewer Opioid Treatment Programs Offer HIV Testing
February 19th 2014Fewer opioid treatment programs are offering onsite testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections, despite guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending routine HIV testing in all health care settings.
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Topical Agents to Prevent HIV Transmission
February 1st 2014The race is on to develop a topical preventive agent for reducing the transmission of HIV. Researchers at the University of Texas report in vitro efficacy of a vaginal cream containing silver nanoparticles. Other researchers are already reporting favorable results in human studies of an antiretroviral-containing gel.
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Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Suboptimal, But Not in Patients on Single-Tablet Therapies
January 30th 2014Most patients receiving antiretroviral therapy do not meet the minimum threshold for medication adherence, but patients on single-tablet medication regimens tended to meet that threshold.
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HIV/HCV Coinfection, Regimen Complexity, and Response to Treatment
August 26th 2013Investigators in Spain have identified a relationship between higher-complexity medication regimens and a lower likelihood of sustained viral response (SVR) after treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
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Study: Community Pharmacy HIV Services Provide Support, but Could Improve
August 21st 2013In a new study published in the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, investigators interviewed patients and pharmacists about the costs and benefits of obtaining antiretroviral therapies from a community pharmacy.
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Drug Approvals to Treat Neglected Diseases Have Nearly Doubled
July 12th 2013A new study released by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development reports that annual drug approvals for neglected diseases have nearly doubled since 2000, and patient access to these therapies has improved markedly.
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