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The history of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), with timelines, photos, and links to resources on the Internet. Endeavoring to raise public awareness through understanding.
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The History of AIDS: Timeline of the History of HIV/AIDS: 2000 2000 On June 19, 2000 FDA and Cal-Test Diagnostics, Chino, California signed a consent decree to stop manufacturing and selling its HIV in-vitro diagnostic test kits until long-standing manufacturing problems are corrected. On September 15, 2000 FDA approved Kaletra (lopinavir and ritonavir, Abbott Laboratories) for combination use with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients age six months and older. On October 31, 2000, FDA approved the new formulation Videx EC, enteric coated capsule (ddI, Dideoxyinosine, Bristol Myers-Squibb) for combination use with other antiretroviral agents, as indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults whose management requires once-daily administration of didanosine or an alternative didanosine formulation. On November 14, 2000 FDA approved Trizivir (fixed-dose combination of Ziagen (abacavir/ABC), Retrovir (zidovudine/AZT), and Epivir (lamivudine/3TC), made by Glaxo Wellcome, for the treatment of HIV in adults and adolescents. Trizivir is not recommended for treatment in adults or adolescents who weigh less than 40 kilograms because it is a fixed-dose tablet. On December 22, 2000, FDA issued a Safety Alert on Unapproved Goat Serum Treatment for HIV/AIDS, alerting health care providers and patients of a potential safety concern involving unapproved experimental product for HIV/AIDS, goat antiserum, which was allegedly stolen from a "storage facility". 1999 ...Last ||| Next... 2001 |