EXPERIENCE OF USING A GENERIC NRTI COMPOSION CONTAINING A FIXED PROPORTION OF ZDV AND 3TC FOR TREATING HIV PATIENTS IN SVERDLOVSK OBLAST: COMPARISON WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUG COMPOSITION
https://doi.org/10.22328/2077-9828-2014-6-1-101-105
Abstract
Two groups of ART-naive patients of Sverdlovsk region were compared for determining the therapeutic efficiency and safety of generic drug «Virokomb» (Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd) against the original fixed-combination drug Zidovudine/Lamivudine - Kombivr (GLAXO OPERATIONS UK). The study found no statistically significant differences of therapeutic efficiency both drugs. The only one exception was a large proportion of patients with a marked reduction in the level of blood platelets when applying Virokomb. This is expedient to continue the comparison of the both drugs.
About the Authors
V. V. Zhukov
Sverdlovsk Oblast Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. S. Podymova
Sverdlovsk Oblast Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Zhukov V.V., Podymova A.S. EXPERIENCE OF USING A GENERIC NRTI COMPOSION CONTAINING A FIXED PROPORTION OF ZDV AND 3TC FOR TREATING HIV PATIENTS IN SVERDLOVSK OBLAST: COMPARISON WITH THE ORIGINAL DRUG COMPOSITION. HIV Infection and Immunosuppressive Disorders. 2014;6(1):101-105. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22328/2077-9828-2014-6-1-101-105
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