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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Less Sometimes Is More in HIV Drug Therapy

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By Karen Blum

National Harbor, Md.—HIV-positive patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with single-tablet regimens have higher viral suppression rates and significant reductions in AIDS-related events compared with those taking multitablet regimens, according to a study of more than 8,000 HIV-positive patients conducted by North Carolina researchers.

Although all patients studied achieved an increase in viral suppression rates over a seven-year period, those on single-tablet