Lower Healthcare Costs Associated with the Use of a Single-Pill ARV Regimen in the UK, 2004–2008

Investigate the cost and effects of a single-pill versus two- or three pill first-line antiretroviral combinations in reducing viral load, increasing CD4 counts, and first-line failure rate associated with respective regimens at 6 and 12 months. Patients on first-line TDF+3TC+EFV, TDF+FTC+EFV, Truva...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 7; no. 10; p. e47376
Main Authors:	Beck, Eduard J., Mandalia, Sundhiya, Sangha, Roshni, Youle, Mike, Brettle, Ray, Gompels, Mark, Johnson, Margaret, Pozniak, Anton, Schwenk, Achim, Taylor, Stephen, Walsh, John, Wilkins, Ed, Williams, Ian, Gazzard, Brian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 30.10.2012 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adenine - administration & dosage Adenine - analogs & derivatives Adult AIDS Analysis Anti-Retroviral Agents - administration & dosage Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral drugs Biology CD4 antigen CD4 Lymphocyte Count Cost analysis Costs Deoxycytidine - administration & dosage Deoxycytidine - analogs & derivatives Drug Combinations Drug dosages Drug resistance Drug therapy Drugs Economic aspects Efavirenz, Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination Failure Female Health care Health Care Costs Highly active antiretroviral therapy HIV HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - economics HIV Infections - pathology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Induction therapy Licenses Load distribution Male Medical diagnosis Medical screening Medicine Middle Aged Organophosphonates - administration & dosage Organophosphorus Compounds - administration & dosage Oxazines - administration & dosage Patients Proportional Hazards Models Regression analysis Social and Behavioral Sciences Statistical analysis United Kingdom Viral Load
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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