efavirenz

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- The recently approved HIV drug rilpivirine (Edurant) is easier to take for the first three months of therapy than the widely used efavirenz (Sustiva), a researcher said.

The new antiretroviral raltegravir (Isentress) is an effective first treatment for HIV and suppresses HIV replication far more rapidly than efavirenz,, with fewer adverse events according to a study funded by the manufacturer

CAPE TOWN (MedPage Today) -- The integrase inhibitor raltegravir (Isentress) appeared to be as effective with HIV patients as the standard treatment based on efavirenz (Sustiva), researchers reported here.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A stepwise dosing schedule eases the neuropsychiatric side effects of the HIV drug efavirenz (Sustiva), a randomized trial showed.