Drug design success propels efforts to fight HIV with a combination of 2 FDA-approved drugs

A University of Minnesota research team featuring researchers from the Institute for Molecular Virology, School of Dentistry and Center for Drug Design has developed a new delivery system for a combination of two FDA approved drugs that may serve as an effective treatment for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The discovery, which allows for a combination of decitabine and gemcitabine to be delivered in pill form, marks a major step forward in patient feasibility for the drugs, which previously had been available solely via injection or intravenous therapy (IV)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news