We met on 3/13/96 with activists and Merck & Co.'s merry marketeers, so that they could lay out for us their so-called plant to distribute, sell, and continue to study Crixivan, our newest Friendly protease inhibitor.
The New Products Committee, which is made up of PWAs and doctors from our Board of Directors, met last month to discuss possible new products for the PWA Health Group. I had never attended one of these meetings and found it to be an interesting process.
Crixivan (indinavir), NORVIR (ritonavir), Invirase (saquinavir), What are the correct dosages? How to store them? What are the effects on disease progression?
Protease hoo-hah aside, the Retrovirus Conference at the end of January gave PWAs and doctors a lot of information about MAC (mycobacterium avium complex) prevention in the form of two large prevention studies.
I decided out of curiosity in, February, 1995, to participate in an HIV testing program for gay men. I knew that those who were negative stayed in the program, and those who were positive were sent to other places to get help.
Albendazole is one of the most popular items we carry at the Health Group, but we want to see that change. Everyone needs to know that albendazole is available for free through a company compassionate use program.
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