Ritonavir

Two investigational protease inhibitor boosters may be as effective as ritonavir in patients with HIV, research suggests.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

 MedPage Today (2/10, Peterson) reported that data presented at a medical conference in Montreal “on two investigational protease inhibitor boosters have encouraged HIV clinicians who have been relying solely on ritonavir [Norvir].” According to researchers, the new drugs “appear to have some advantages over the older drug, including: fewer elevations of triglycerides or cholesterol than [...]