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In Brief: Fluconazole Approved

GMHC Treatment Issues; Volume 4 no. 1 January 29, 1990

After long, unexplained delays, the FDA has approved this anti-fungal drug for two AIDS related indications: cryptococcal meningitis (for acute and maintenance treatment) and severe systemic or oral candidiasis (thrush). While it is a relief that Fluconazole will soon be available in the pharmacy, we don't know the drug's price yet. Pfizer, the drug's manufacturer, has been tight-lipped about what they plan to charge for Fluconazole or if they will make the drug available to people who can't afford it.


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