Recent news on Lamivudine

I've done it. What now?  -  May 23, 2007
Health24.com,At some centres, additional drugs such as 3TC (lamivudine) may be used. A person who has been raped should also receive antibiotics for PEP against other

International Approvals: Aerius, Sebivo, Rapydan  -  May 7, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Telbivudine was also associated with significantly less viral resistance and treatment failure than lamivudine therapy, and fewer (4% vs 8%) and less severe

Strides Arcolab ends JV with US firm  -  May 2, 2007
Business Standard,It has approvals for fixed dose combination of lamivudine with stavudine 150 mg and 40 mg tablets and lamivudine-stavudine150 and 40mg tablets co-packaged

Bill Clinton Brokers Generic AIDS Drug Deal  -  May 8, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Clinton also said a new once-daily pill combining tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz -- which is currently prohibitively expensive in developing countries

Bill Clinton Announces AIDS Drug Deals  -  May 8, 2007
Lompoc Record,...in part by securing lower prices for raw materials. The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.

Bill Clinton Announces Drug Agreements  -  May 8, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,The AIDS drugs called tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz will be combined to make up the once-per-day AIDS pill. "Seven million people in the developing

Bill Clinton brokers generic Aids-drug deal  -  May 8, 2007
Mail & Guardian Online,He said the pill combines the drugs Tenofovir and Lamivudine and Efavirenz. "The new cost for this treatment of $339 per patient per year represents a 45%

Clinton Foundation deal to lower cost of AIDS drugs  -  May 8, 2007
WMC-TV,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. The Clinton Foundation's activities are being financed by UNITAID

Novartis celebrates after EU approves hepatitis drug  -  May 3, 2007
England's Northwest,Sebivo provides more powerful viral suppression than lamivudine, which is currently the most widely prescribed treatment, and has been proven to lead to

Sebivo Approved in European Union as a New First-line Treatment ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Approval was based on one-year data from the GLOBE study demonstrating the benefits of Sebivo over lamivudine, the most widely prescribed therapy worldwide,

Second line of attack  -  May 21, 2007
Business Standard,...to manufacture and supply once-daily first-line drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz at less than $1, as well as ARVs to 66 developing nations.

GPO may sue US lobby firm  -  May 11, 2007
Bangkok Post,GPO started to produce GPO-VIR, which combines Nevirapine, Lamivudine and Stavudine, in 2002. Sombat Tanprasertsuk, director of the Aids, Tuberculosis and

Sebivo(R) (Telbivudine) Approved In European Union As A New ...  -  May 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The worldwide phase III GLOBE study compared telbivudine to lamivudine, a commonly used antiviral therapy for the treatment of CHB, in 1367 patients.

Africa: Q&A on Second-Line HIV/Aids Treatment  -  May 8, 2007
AllAfrica.com,This dosing schedule makes it possible to provide a one-pill, once-daily treatment regimen based on TDF; lamivudine (3TC) or emtricitabine (FTC);

Clinton Foundation Orders AIDS Drugs  -  May 17, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsSecond-line treatments, which include once-a-day pill containing the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine, and efavirenz, are required by patients who develop

Clinton Foundation Announces Deal With Drug Companies To Reduce ...  -  May 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),According to Clinton, the treatment -- which combines the antiretrovirals tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz -- will cost $339 per patient annually,

EU approves Novartis flu pandemic vaccine  -  May 11, 2007
England's Northwest,Sebivo provides more rapid viral suppression than lamivudine " currently the most widely prescribed treatment " and has been proven to lead to better

Clinton announces new Aids drugs deal  -  May 10, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,The pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz and is associated with improved treatment outcomes. Its new cost represents a 45 per cent

South Africa: Unicef Commends Initiative to Reduce Prices on Aids ...  -  May 9, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...daily pill made available in the US in 2006 which is now considered the gold-standard treatment, combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.

Clinton secures Aids drugs deal  -  May 9, 2007
ITV.com,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. "This drug represents the best chance that science has to offer

Bill Clinton brokers deal for lower AIDS drug prices  -  May 9, 2007
ReutersHe said the pill combines the drugs Tenofovir and Lamivudine and Efavirenz. "This drug represents the best chance that science has to offer," said Clinton,

Clinton foundation deal lowers cost of Aids drugs  -  May 9, 2007
Ireland Online,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. “Seven million people in the developing world are in need of

Deals will lower cost of AIDS drugs in some countries  -  May 9, 2007
Seattle Times,Clinton said the reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. "Seven million people in the developing world are in

UNICEF Lauds Price Slashing of 16 Aids Medicines in 66 Developing ...  -  May 9, 2007
NewsBlaze,...pill made available in the US in 2006 which is now considered the gold-standard treatment, combining the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.

Clinton announces new deal on AIDS drugs  -  May 8, 2007
Boston Globe,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine, and efavirenz. Clinton said the new price of $339 per patient per year would be

Clinton Group Makes Cheap AIDS Drug Deal  -  May 8, 2007
CBS News,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. Clinton, seen at left during a conference earlier this month,

Clinton Foundation Strikes Deal for Lower-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs ...  -  May 9, 2007
Newsinferno.com,According to the Clinton Foundation, this drug, a combination of tenofovir, lamivudine, and efavirenz first launched in July of last year, offers “greater

Clinton unveils Aids drugs deal  -  May 9, 2007
Africast,The lower cost, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. "This drug represents the best chance that science has to offer and

Clinton Group Concludes AIDS Drugs Deal  -  May 9, 2007
Post ChronicleThe pill will have the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. Clinton said the agreement was made in partnership with international drug purchase

Bill Clinton Announces Aids Drug Deals  -  May 8, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. ``Seven million people in the developing world are in need of

Clinton backs Thailand, as HIV drug deal signed  -  May 9, 2007
Nation Multimedia,The scheme also reduced the price for a once-daily first-line Aids pill that combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.

AIDS drugs prices cut for developing countries  -  May 8, 2007
Xinhua,Clinton also announced a lower price for the "next generation" first-line treatment, a once-daily pill that combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and

Clinton Inks Deal for Low-Cost AIDS Drugs  -  May 9, 2007
Sci-Tech TodayThe reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. Clinton said the new price of $339 (EU250) per patient per year

Clinton clinches Aids deal  -  May 9, 2007
Health24.com,The agreement on the $1 once-a-day pills that combine the drugs efavirenz, lamivudine and tenofovir is 45 percent less than the current rate available for

Clinton announces deal to lower AIDS drugs price  -  May 8, 2007
CNN InternationalThe reduced-price, once-daily pill combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz. Clinton said the new price of $339 per patient per year would be

Clinton brokers generic AIDS drug deal  -  May 8, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,He said the pill combines the drugs Tenofovir and Lamivudine and Efavirenz. "The new cost for this treatment of $US339 ($A411.58) per patient per year

Clinton Foundation and UNITAID Announce Price Reductions on 16 ...  -  May 9, 2007
ag-IP-news Agency,...announced a reduced price for the “next generation� first-line treatment, a once-daily pill that combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.

Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Patients Achieve Sustained ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
DG NewsBARCELONA, SPAIN -- April 17, 2007 -- Long-term treatment with adefovir dipivoxil and lamivudine decreases the risk of genotypical resistance to adefovir in

Adefovir And Lamivudine Combo Is Effective In Lamivudine-Resistant ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Long-term treatment with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV, HepseraR) and lamivudine provides multiple benefits in lamivudine-resistant patients with chronic

Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new results of Baraclude (entecavir ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
News-Medical.net,In lamivudine- refractory patients, virologic breakthrough due to Baraclude resistance occurred in 15 percent (n=8/53) of patients during year four.

SEBIVO® Demonstrated Better Antiviral Activity Compared to ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
EndoNurse,In these patients (n=588), telbivudine provided significantly greater HBeAg seroconversion than lamivudine at two years (36 percent vs.

Fresh from the Pipeline: Telbivudine  -  Apr 5, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),Lamivudine became a popular treatment option following its approval in 1998, but resistance to lamivudine resulting from mutations in the HBV polymerase

Four-Year Data Demonstrate Continued Low Incidence of BARACLUDE(R ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Viral load reduction in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with BARACLUDE in nucleoside-naive and lamivudine-refractory studies was also evaluated.

ANA380 Exhibits Activity In Vitro Against Multiple Clinically ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),The study found that the in vitro antiviral potency of ANA380 against seven of nine mutants that were resistant to lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir or

Idenix Announces Thirteen Data Presentations at the 2007 European ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Dr. Jens Rasenack, Professor of Internal Medicine at Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany, will present "Efficacy of Telbivudine vs Lamivudine at 2

ANA380 Exhibits Activity In Vitro Against Multiple Clinically ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...of ANA380 against seven of nine mutants that were resistant to lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir or telbivudine was not significantly different from the

FDA Announces Important Notice About Combivir and Ziagen  -  Apr 10, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Combivir Tablets (in a legitimate bottle) contain 150 milligrams of lamivudine and 300 milligrams of zidovudine; however, the misbranded bottles of Combivir

Anadys Pharmaceuticals (ANDS) Higher After Positive Study Results  -  Apr 13, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),The company said the study found that the in vitro antiviral potency of ANA380 against seven of nine mutants that were resistant to lamivudine, adefovir,

Adverse effects of ARVs  -  Apr 1, 2007
ZimDaily,A very potent drug against HIV, and in our setting, we recently started using it in combination with Lamivudine for patients who are co-infected with

In the fast lane  -  Apr 25, 2007
Express Pharma,Besides, the company is the largest Indian manufacturer of Paroxetine, Famotidine, Atorvastatin and Lamivudine. Zydus Cadila also ensures prevention of

Strides Arcolab gets tentative US FDA nod for AIDS drug  -  Mar 29, 2007
domain-B,The company recently obtained tentative approvals from the USFDA for two new drug applications for fixed dose combination of Lamivudine/Stavudine tablets in

Strides Arcolab Gets Tentative US FDA Approval For Aids Drug Efavirenz  -  Mar 28, 2007
Trading Markets,The company recently obtained tentative approvals from the US FDA for two new drug applications for fixed dose combination of Lamivudine/Stavudine tablets

Sweat may spread Hepatitis B  -  Apr 19, 2007
Nigerian Tribune,According to the expert, chronic hepatitis B in some patients can be treated with drugs called interferon or lamivudine, which can help some patients.

Idenix Announces Data Presentations at the 2007 Digestive Disease ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),China, will present "A Phase III Comparative Trial of Telbivudine vs Lamivudine in Chinese Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: Two- Year Results" in a

Play focuses on ‘Mama Tough’  -  Apr 23, 2007
2TheAdvocate,In 2001, while still in Bangkok, she helped develop a fixed-dose, single pill drug cocktail made of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine.

BARACLUDE® (entecavir) Therapy Resulted In Undetectable Levels Of ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Due to ongoing blinding of study ETV-027, most patients retreated in ETV-901 initially received a combination of 1 mg of BARACLUDE plus 100 mg of lamivudine

Gilead's Atripla, Lower Costs Provide Lift To First Quarter  -  Apr 22, 2007
BioWorld Online,Gilead stuck with net revenue guidance for the year of about $3.5 billion, which could be low if more patients switch to Atripla from Combivir (lamivudine

BARACLUDE(R) (entecavir) Therapy Resulted in Undetectable Levels ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),100 mg of lamivudine in nucleoside-naive chronic HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients. -- Rollover study ETV-901 was established as an open-label,

Anadys Pharma Reports ANA380 Exhibits Activity In Vitro Against ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Trading Markets,The company noted that the study found that the in vitro antiviral potency of ANA380 against seven of nine mutants that were resistant to lamivudine,

HIV and Hepatitis Co-Infections Challenging  -  Apr 6, 2007
MedPage Today,Long-term therapy of HBV infection is the rule, with nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors, such as lamivudine (3TC) and telbivudine

Narrative Review: Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent the Sexual ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineData are available for the levels of intracellular phosphorylated forms of tenofovir, zidovudine, and lamivudine in mononuclear cells isolated from the male

BARACLUDE(R) (entecavir) Therapy Resulted in Undetectable Levels ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),100 mg of lamivudine in. nucleoside-naive chronic HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients. protocol for patients in phase II and III studies of

AZT causes genetic damage to infants; long-term cancer risk unknown  -  Apr 16, 2007
Aidsmap,...red blood cell walls - glycophorin A (GPA) - in the blood of children born to women who had been taking both zidovudine and lamivudine (Epivir).

StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers 04/13  -  Apr 13, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),...retains potency against multiple mutant strains of hepatitis B virus (HBV) which are resistant to lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir or telbivudine

Is there any clinical benefit to staying on a failing regimen?  -  Apr 12, 2007
Aidsmap,Additionally, patients on 3TC (lamivudine) showed a slower accumulation of nucleoside mutations and thymidine analogue mutations (TAMs).

Drug Used To Prevent HIV Transmission From Mother To Child Damages DNA  -  Apr 12, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),They found increased frequencies of glycophorin A mutations in the red blood cells of newborns who had been exposed to AZT plus lamivudine (another type of

Kenya: We will defy patents to save lives - minister  -  Apr 12, 2007
YubaNet,The standard first-line ARV regimen in Kenya is a combination of three Indian-manufactured ARV generics: stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine.

Isolated Case of Counterfeit Combivir on the Market  -  Apr 12, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,GlaxoSmithKline is informing health care professionals of an incident of misbranding of Ziagen (abacavir sulfate) as Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine).

Further development of resistance infrequent in patients taking ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Aidsmap,Two patients maintained K65R but lost detectable M184V mutations associated with 3TC (lamivudine) treatment. Three other patients gained a K219E or K219R

Strides Arcolab begins Grandix due diligence  -  Apr 10, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,...new drug applications (ANDAs) for various fixed dose combinations of Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs like Lamivudine, Stavudine, Nevirapine and Efavirenz.

Update on Opt-Out Testing and Initial Antiretroviral Therapy ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...in subjects who deintensified to lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy after achieving plasma HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL on LPV/r + zidovudine/lamivudine.

Drug to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child may increase ...  -  Apr 7, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Researchers found that increased frequencies of glycophorin A mutations in the red blood cells of newborns who had been exposed to AZT plus lamivudine

South Africa: Aspen Can Take Another Long Bow On Aids Drug  -  Apr 5, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...secure voluntary licences to make generic copies of other companies' AIDS drugs, kicking off with GlaxoSmith-Kline's lamivudine, branded 3TC, in 2001.

Aspen can take another long bow on AIDS drug  -  Apr 5, 2007
Business Day,...secure voluntary licences to make generic copies of other companies’ AIDS drugs, kicking off with GlaxoSmith-Kline’s lamivudine, branded 3TC, in 2001.

Pediatrics Academy urges smaller pills, more accessible HIV ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Canada.com,The pills, called Pedimune, combine three key virus-fighting medicines - nevirapine, stavudine and lamivudine - in doses for infants and older children.

More child-friendly HIV drugs needed  -  Apr 2, 2007
NewsweekThe pills, called Pedimune, combine three key virus-fighting medicines — nevirapine, stavudine and lamivudine — in doses for infants and older children.

Pediatricians Urge HIV Treatment Changes  -  Apr 1, 2007
CBS News,The pills, called Pedimune, combine three key virus-fighting medicines _ nevirapine, stavudine and lamivudine _ in doses for infants and older children.

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