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Food and Drug Administration - May 1, 2007
Richard Klein & Kimberly Struble
A supplement to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents (treatment guidelines) was added on April 30, 2007, discussing use of Entecavir in Hepatitis B/HIV Co-infected patients.
Based on preliminary findings from a recent case series of three patients, the Treatment Guidelines Panel now recommends that: For HBV/HIV co-infected patients, entecavir should not be used for the treatment of HBV infection without concomitant treatment for HIV.
The supplement is available at: www.aegis.org/news/fda/2007/FD070501_entecavir.pdf
The complete Adult and Adolescent Guidelines can be found on the AIDSinfo web site.
Richard Klein | Office of Special Health Issues | Food and Drug Administration
Kimberly Struble | Division of Antiviral Drug Products | Food and Drug Administration
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SOURCE: Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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