Five doses a week could be a safe option for adults: crisis response to ART stock-outs

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The potential to use reduced dosing was one of the controversial issues at IAS 2025 with conflicting conclusion from two late-breaker studies.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of eight studies using 5, 4 or 3 compared to 7 daily doses each week found this to be both safe and effective. This study was to look at a potential crisis response to sudden cuts in PEPFAR and USAID funding. Results were presented by Cassie Fairhead from the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Read the full news story at HIV i-Base.


All HIV i-Base reports from IAS 2025 can be accessed here.


 

Source : HIV i-Base

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