GlaxoSmithKline is notifying healthcare professionals that Lexiva (fosamprenavir calcium), a protease inhibitor, has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and dyslipidemia in HIV infected adults. The company’s letter recommends that patients have their cholesterol and triglycerides tested prior to starting therapy with Lexiva and at periodic intervals during treatment with the drug. […]
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South Africa’s Huge HIV Testing Campaign
This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http South Africa plans to test fifteen million people for HIV by June of next year. That is almost one-third of its population. South Africa has the most people living with HIV of any nation. The number of infected men, women and children is […]