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January 9, 2010

Antiretroviral Prescribing Patterns in Treatment-Naïve Patients in the United States

"The most dramatic shift in drug selection involved an increase in emtricitabine plus tenofovir plus efavirenz, from 0% in 2003 to 85% in 2007. During the study period, 205 of 482 (43%) patients required a change in initial therapy. Of these, 156 of 205 (76%) had a unique sequence of regimens. A shift toward homogeneity of initial ART was observed (85% of patients received the same first-line regimen in 2007). In contrast, regimen sequencing beyond the first regimen remained complex."

Read more in
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
, January 8, 2010.

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