When they first discovered anti-retrovirals were u
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Posted On: 03/03/2017 9:18:05 PM
When they first discovered anti-retrovirals were useful to fight AIDS, those early drugs had to be taken every 4 hours. AIDS patients had timers and would take the drugs 6 times a day -- including the middle of the night. One of the original treatments involved 3 drugs and some were taken at different times, so people had to be constantly thinking about their medication schedule. By comparison every 5-6 hours would not be too inconvenient given the choice between that and having the cancer continue unchecked.
Also, those anecdotal cases from the Phase 1, of improvements in the patients -- that was with a long time between doses. It may be that the best dosing schedule is to jolt the system with it, let it clear, and then jolt it again after a certain time period. We don't know -- but anyway having it in pill for is great news and will certainly make it much easier for the patients.
Also, those anecdotal cases from the Phase 1, of improvements in the patients -- that was with a long time between doses. It may be that the best dosing schedule is to jolt the system with it, let it clear, and then jolt it again after a certain time period. We don't know -- but anyway having it in pill for is great news and will certainly make it much easier for the patients.
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