HIV Regimes

April 19, 2004 9:41 AM

Does anyone know the annual "failure rate" of current HIV drug treatment regimes, i.e., of those who are fully compliant, what percentage per year are dying, and what percentage are becoming chronically debilitated?
posted by MattD to Health & Fitness (4 answers total)

the info should be here somewhere, or at GMHC

I've heard that 1/2 of people have to stop taking the various cocktails bec of toxicity and buildup and stuff, but have no stats, and don't know whether they switch to another, or take a break and go back to the same one.
posted by amberglow at 10:36 AM on April 19, 2004

oh, and death rates are hard to get--afaik, you don't die from HIV, but from opportunistic diseases or organ failure.
posted by amberglow at 10:37 AM on April 19, 2004

not tring to be an ass, but GMHC
posted by jmd82 at 11:11 AM on April 19, 2004

oop--sorry about that.

HIVinsite from UCSF also has tons of articles.
posted by amberglow at 4:21 PM on April 19, 2004