University of Minnesota Researchers Discover New Method to Combat HIV: Tactic Could Replace Cocktail Approach

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (July 23, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Drug Design have developed a new method to combat HIV/AIDS, potentially replacing the traditional cocktail drug approach.The new approach – proven accurate in lab tests – merges the features of two antiviral agents into one drug, achieving the same effect as when two or more drugs are taken separately. The cocktail approach most commonly prescribed to HIV-infected patients is expensive and high in toxicity because many drugs are taken at one time.

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