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Compounded medications have greatly improved the quality of the lives of many people living with HIV. Several of these medications (hormone therapies, wasting therapies, quality of life therapies) are not cover by most insurance or ADAP/Medicare/Medicaid formularies, so patients rely on access through compounding pharmacies. Now, access to these medications is facing a huge threat. […]

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GO TO https://watsonboycott.blogspot.com/ April 4, 2007 Allen Chao, PhD Chairman and CEO Watson Pharmaceuticals Corporate Headquarters311 Bonnie CircleCorona, California 92880 Dear Dr Chao : I am writing to ask you to reverse your decision of stopping the manufacture of nandrolone decanoate. I am a national treatment advocate and person living

Title: Latest Update on HIV Research Seminar date : April 19, Thursday Time: 6:00 pm til 8:30 pm Free dinner and door prizes Speakers: Shannon Schrader MD Nelson Vergel (powerusa.org) LOCATION:United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast50 Waugh DriveHouston, Texas 77007 For more information email : [email protected]

From a meeting held by the Forum of Collaborative HIV Research. The list of participants is at the end of the letter. I certainly hope that the FDA encourages industry to implement these recommendations. Great ideas have died due to lack of action. March 11, 2007 The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research, an independent public/private

Please read the article written by Enid Vazquez in the latest Positively Aware, one of the main free HIV magazines distributed around the U.S. My comments are in the last part in the section called “Don’t do as I did” I want to make sure that people who are applying for TMC 125 expanded access

The number of salvage patients may be calculated with some current data and assumptions:450,000 under treatment in the US Assume: aconservative high estimate of 60 % of patients treated have undetectable viral load (under 50 copies per ml)(from 96 week studies of different drugs) so, 40 % have over 50 copies per ml out of

Dear Nelson and Friends, I read with interest the attached excellent review of treatment strategies for PRN Notebook by Dr’s Charles Farthing and Athe Tsibris. I believe and feel strongly that two incorrect conclusions might be drawn from the studies presented in article that could adversely effect treatment strategy in individual patients. 1. Firstly, the

Now, patients with HIV multidrug resistance can start three active drugs in three different expanded access programs! This is the first time this has been possible in the 25 years of the AIDS epidemic. The closest thing to this wonderful time was the 1996-1998 period. This information was provided by Merck (Feb 20, 2007): Co-Administration

Prior to joining Merck’s phase III, my CD4 cells wereon their way down ….from 540 three years ago to 300, then to 200’s and finally to 180 in April 2006.My viral load set point was around 15,000-30,000 for years until April 2006 (VL then = 69,000). I have extensive PI , non nuke and nuke

First watch this cool video that explains how Maraviroc workshttps://www.maraviroceap.com/interested_healthcare_professional/ccr5_tropism_video.aspx Overview and Registration for the Maraviroc EAP——————————————————————————– Overview of the Maraviroc EAPWelcome to the Maraviroc EAP Website. Maraviroc is an investigational drug being developed for use in combination with other antiretroviral medications for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, type-1 (HIV-1) infected treatment-experienced patients. Maraviroc

Lipodystrophy Treatments by Nelson Vergel September 2006 Some HIV+ people experience unwanted body shape changes and metabolic problems. These problems are often grouped together and referred to as lipodystrophy. However, when talking about treatments for lipodystrophy, it is better to look at these problems individually.The body changes that have been seen in HIV+ people can

This press release comes from Paul Stalbaum, the organizer: I am very excited to announce to you our plans for our Annual Poz Cruise Retreat open to all people living with HIV and of course, our friends and family. This truly unique travel experience combines the perfect blend of socialization and educational aspects. Imagine your