Long-term safety, effectiveness and quality of a generic fixed-dose combination of nevirapine, stavudine and lamivudine

AIDS. 2007 Mar 30;21(6):768-71. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328045c4d7.

Abstract

We assessed the long-term safety, effectiveness and quality of a fixed-dose combination of nevirapine, stavudine and lamivudine (triomune). HIV-1-infected adults initially enrolled in a one-year, open-label, single-arm, multicentre trial in Cameroon were followed for 2 years. Our results support the safety and effectiveness of the triomune combination for first-line treatment of HIV infection. Virological effectiveness appeared to wane somewhat during the second year of treatment, however, and plasma nevirapine concentrations were relatively high.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-HIV Agents / blood
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Drug Resistance, Viral
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lamivudine / adverse effects
  • Lamivudine / blood
  • Lamivudine / therapeutic use*
  • Long-Term Care / methods
  • Male
  • Nevirapine / adverse effects
  • Nevirapine / blood
  • Nevirapine / therapeutic use*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Stavudine / adverse effects
  • Stavudine / blood
  • Stavudine / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Lamivudine
  • Nevirapine
  • Stavudine