Monday, June 27, 2005

U.S. Support for AIDS Programs -- Benefits and the Downside

"America Giveth, America Taketh Away" - New York Times article: (Registration required.)

"Last week, the F.D.A. approved for overseas use two Indian-made generic versions of nevirapine, a standard ingredient in the triple cocktail, and a generic version of efavirenz, another widely used antiretroviral. That brings the number of approved generic antiretrovirals to seven. While none are yet in use in Washington's overseas programs, the approvals will eventually allow four times as many lives to be saved for the same amount of money."

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