Zerit News

International panel issues new HIV/HCV co-infection guidelines - Aidsmap

Certain nucleoside analogues, notably ddI and d4T (Zerit), can cause mitochondrial toxicity (which can lead to liver steatosis), nevirapine (Viramune) can ...

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/AE... | Posted: Thu May 24 03:05:11 -0400 2007

Mitochondrial toxicity can be increased by genetic factors - Aidsmap

A new gene mutation linked to the side effect has been identified in a Thai woman treated with stavudine (Zerit) for a year. ...

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/FC... | Posted: Mon May 14 05:26:28 -0400 2007

Yale students work to make drugs affordable - New Haven Register (subscription)

... Bristol-Myers Squibb and Yale University to pledge not to enforce the patent in South Africa on d4T or Zerit, an important part of the HIV treatment. ...

http://www.nhregister.com/site/ne... | Posted: Wed Apr 18 21:44:25 -0400 2007

Tentative approval of generic stavudine - PharmaLive.com (press release)

This is a generic formulation of the already approved Zerit brand capsules, 30 mg and 40 mg, made by Bristol Myers Squibb, which is protected by existing ...

http://www.pharmalive.com/News/in... | Posted: Tue Apr 24 10:54:02 -0400 2007

Students Protest High-Priced Pills - Hartford Courant

Public pressure led the company to slash the price of Zerit and allow generic copies to be made. The victory led to the creation of a national advocacy ...

http://www.courant.com/news/local... | Posted: Thu Apr 19 00:07:32 -0400 2007