Nelfinavir: fourth protease inhibitor approved. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

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Nelfinavir: fourth protease inhibitor approved. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

Crit Path AIDS Proj. 1997 Summer;(No 32):31-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97702732

Abstract: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to nelfinavir in both adult and pediatric formulations. Agouron, the manufacturer, used innovative computerized drug design techniques to discover, design, and refine the nelfinavir molecule. Nelfinavir is marketed under the trade name Viracept, and costs $5,000 per year. Early clinical trials find it to be as powerful as the other protease inhibitors, but with a different resistance profile. The drug has relatively few drug indications; however, several compounds have been contraindicated.

Keywords: *Drug Approval *HIV Infections/DRUG THERAPY *HIV Protease Inhibitors/THERAPEUTIC USE *Isoquinolines/THERAPEUTIC USE *Sulfonic Acids/THERAPEUTIC USE
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