Herpes drug suppresses HSV in people with HIV.(herpes simplex virus)

AIDS Alert | March 1, 1999 | Copyright

Famvir is only drug approved for HIV patients

Clinicians now have a potent treatment for herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in HIV patients. A recent study shows that Famvir (famciclovir), manufactured by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals in Collegeville, PA, suppresses recurrent HSV infections in people with HIV.

During a four-month period, 97% of patients treated with Famvir did not experienced any culture-confirmed HSV recurrences, according to Clarence Young, MD, director of antivirals, clinical research and development, and medical affairs at ...

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