Finding solutions to HIV/AIDS therapies for children

Finding solutions to HIV/AIDS therapies for children

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The majority of the Antiretroviral medications (ARVs) presently in use are developed for adults, with clinical trials on adults, and doses and dosage forms designed for adults. But children cannot be dosed like small adults, as their metabolic capacity to absorb ARVs is not simply proportional to their weight.

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Last reviewed date: 24 July 2009

Next review date: 24 July 2014