The World: HIV Drug Recall
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AN HIV drug has been recalled because "human error" led to a higher than normal level of a chemical which can cause cancer.
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The World Health Organisation is reinstating two generic AIDS antiretroviral drugs delisted earlier this year after the Indian manufacturer carried out new studies to confirm that they are as effective as their brand-name counterparts.
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An HIV-positive pregnant woman enrolled in a NIH study examining the ability of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission died of liver failure that likely was caused by the drug.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - More than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, many drugs are used to treat HIV, but an alarming number of patients are becoming resistant to therapy, driving research into new ways to combat the virus.
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Millions of people with HIV will die unless cheap drugs are made more widely available, experts have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a target of getting antiretrovirals (ARVs) to three million
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More than a third of  patients in Africa die or stop taking HIV drugs within two years of starting, research shows.
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A series of articles critical of past trials of an important AIDS drug has created a furor in Africa, causing many public health experts to worry that some countries will stop using
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The recall of Vioxx--an arthritis treatment taken by millions of people--is a disaster for everyone. Of course it&#39;s bad news for Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people), the drug&#39;s maker.
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NDORI, Kenya -- Giving antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women has long been celebrated as one of the few successful tactics in the war against AIDS in Africa. A single pill for a woman in labor, followed by a sip of syrup for her newborn baby, cuts HIV transmission rates by more than half,...
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The following recalls have been announced:
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With the stunning recall of a popular pain medication last week and the impact it had on patients, the stock market and its manufacturer, it may be worthwhile to review how drugs get to market and how safety data are gathered.
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GENEVA - India&#39;s Hetero Drugs is withdrawing six of its generic versions of antiretroviral drugs from the World Health Organization&#39;s list of approved HIV medicines, saying it is not certain they are biologically the same as the patented drugs.
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Two generic drug products by the Indian  drug maker Cipla for treating HIV/AIDS have been reinstated on  the World Health Organization's recommended list six months  after being removed, a senior WHO official said on Tuesday.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.
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NEW YORK (CBS) The recent recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx has a lot of patients worried about the contents of their medicine cabinets and wondering what the alternatives might be.
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HIV drug Viracept has been recalled because "human error" led to a higher than normal level of a chemical which can cause cancer.  (c) 2007 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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The following recall has been announced: