Taking five or more prescription medications increases the risk of hospitalization and death in older adults infected with HIV and comparable adults without HIV. The findings of this Yale-led study highlight the potential risks of prescribing additional drugs to patients with multiple medical conditions.

The representatives of the Ministry of Health of Lithuania, the National Medicinal Products Control Service and the Patent Services of Lithuania, as well as representatives of patient organizations from Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda and Ukmerge, attended the event. "ECUO PLWH, representing the patient community of Eastern Europe ...

The round table with government officials, leading country and international experts in the area of HIV/IDS response on expand the availability of medicines and ensuring transparency of medical institutions is being held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) today. The event is organized by ECUO PLWH and the ...

On September 22, a workshop for patient communities on accessibility of innovation in HIV treatment in Ukraine was held in Kyiv. During the workshop, influential international organizations – the EATG and the East Europe and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV (ECUO) – ...

Several anecdotal reports of mouth ulcers have recently been reported in people switching to generic abacavir in the UK. This should highlight awareness of the potential of likely-rare new side effects, even when both formulations have been approved as bioequivalent. These are likely to be very uncommon reactions, ...

Provides information on drug prices and purchases A new database is being developed in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) containing information on antiretrovirals (ARVs) in use in 15 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine ...