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Article: AIDS DRUGS APPROVED FOR CHILDREN'S USE FDA ENDORSES NEW PROTEASE INHIBITORS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- March 15, 1997
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Children infected with the virus that causes AIDS became eligible yesterday to receive a potent new class of drugs that has sharply reduced the virus' level in adults.
The Food and Drug Administration approved for use by children two anti-AIDS drugs known as protease inhibitors that are used alone, or in combination with other drugs, to combat the viral infection. In adult studies, the combination therapy has been highly effective.
The agency approved nelfinavir, to be sold by Agouron Pharmaceuticals of San Diego, under the brand name Viracept, as the fourth protease inhibitor to be marketed in the United States. It is the first approved at the same time ...