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Codes to get Medicare to pay doctors for injection Sculptra or Radiesse in faces of people living with HIV-related facial lipoatrophy

Wellcare put together a great summary of all codes used for reimbursement.  Medicare decided in January 2010 to cover HIV facial lipoatrophy products as long as the patient has depression induced by this condition. https://www.wellcare.com/WCAssets/corporate/assets/HS134_Dermal_Injections_for_Facial_Lipodystrophy_Syndrome.pdf

HPT/Axis, Inc. Awarded “Most Promising Life Science Technology Company” at 2010 Rice Alliance Life Science Venture Forum

This company is seeking to get approval of a drug protocol that will speed up the normalization of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Gonadal  (HPG) Axis after long term use of anabolic steroids or testosterone for medical or non medical uses.  Cessation of anabolics or testosterone replacement causes androgen -induced hypogonadism that can negatively impact someone’s health if the …

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Pipeline Problems by David Evans In the past month, two companies shelved their once-promising experimental HIV drugs, citing the challenging nature of bringing a profitable product to market. Has the overwhelming success of modern-day HIV drugs jeopardized the future of new HIV treatment options? Since Matt Sharp first learned that he was HIV positive in …

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AIDS activists ask AVEXA not to leave patients behind

June 17, 2010 Dr. Susan Cox Former Senior Vice President, Drug Development at Avexa Cc: Nathan Drona, Chairman of the Board at Avexa      Stephen Kerr, Board Secretary We, the undersigned, are asking the decision makers at Avexa to reconsider the decision to stop the development of apricitabine, a nucleoside analog that has shown good efficacy in …

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HIV Salvage Patients Are Concerned About Recent Pharma Decisions

I am scared that companies are dropping new HIV medications Jun 17, 2010 Nelson, I emailed you before and you told me there were a few medications in research for people with resistance to all meds. But I just heard that two companies abandoned their research. What does that mean for someone like me who …

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AIDS Activists Support the Approval of Egrifta- But Some Conditions for Theratecnologies and Serono

17 May 2010 Paul Tran, BS Pharrn, RPh Advisors and Consultants Staff Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, HFD-21 Rockville, MD 20857 Dear Mr. Tran: On behalf ofthe Drug Development Committee (DDC) ofthe AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC), I am writing to urge members ofthe Endocrinologic and Metabolic …

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AIDS Activists Support the Approval of Egrifta- But With Some Conditions for Theratecnologies and Serono

17 May 2010 Paul Tran, BS Pharrn, RPh Advisors and Consultants Staff Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, HFD-21 Rockville, MD 20857 Dear Mr. Tran: On behalf ofthe Drug Development Committee (DDC) ofthe AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC), I am writing to urge members ofthe Endocrinologic and Metabolic …

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Survey: Most patients with HIV lipodystrophy are willing to inject Egrifta once a day to reduce their visceral fat

 LIPODYSTROPHY TREATMENT- PATIENT ACCEPTANCE DownloadCreate Chart1. Has your belly fat increased after starting HIV medications? answered question 85 skipped question 2 Response Percent Response Count Yes 92.9% 79 No 7.1% 6 DownloadCreate Chart2. Would you be willing to inject a drug daily under your skin in your belly to decrease your belly fat by 13% …

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Impact of Lipodystrophy on Quality of Life of People Living With HIV- Survey Results

1. How old are you? answered question 1,325 skipped question 6 ResponsePercent ResponseCount Under 15 years old 0.3% 4 15-20 0.2% 2 20-25 0.5% 7 25-30 1.7% 23 30-35 4.8% 63 35-40 7.8% 104 40-45 23.1% 306 45-50 22.6% 299 50-55 20.8% 275 55-60 11.4% 151 Over 60 6.9% 91 DownloadCreate Chart2. What is your …

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