[sci.med.aids] AZT/DDI THERAPY

JOWENS@Ruby.VCU.EDU (JULIAN @CIT INST OF BIOTECHNOLOGY) (10/25/89)

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS TAKING AZT WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. HIS DR WANTS HIM
TO BEGIN DDI IN CONJUNCTION WITH AZT. ARE THESE TWO DRUGS DESIGNED TO WORK
TOGETHER? 

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE USE OF DDI & AZT TOGETHER.

dgreen@squid (Dan R. Greening) (10/25/89)

The National Institutes of Health has a special information number to
answer specific questions about experimental drugs for AIDS.  The phone
number is
 
    1-800-TRIALSA

My NIH contact stated that there are currently experimental trials taking
place with DDI and AZT to determine appropriate levels, efficacy, toxicity,
etc.  My bet is that TRIALSA will say "We don't know yet", but they can
probably tell you what NIH is seeing so far.

Please post your findings to sci.med.aids, so we will all be enlightened.

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jimm@bikini.cis.ufl.edu (Jim Mendoza) (11/01/89)

In article <28441@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> JOWENS@Ruby.VCU.EDU (JULIAN @CIT INST OF BIOTECHNOLOGY) writes:
>I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS TAKING AZT WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. HIS DR WANTS HIM
>TO BEGIN DDI IN CONJUNCTION WITH AZT. ARE THESE TWO DRUGS DESIGNED TO WORK
>TOGETHER? 
>
>I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE USE OF DDI & AZT TOGETHER.

try your local PWA Coalition or ACT-UP group.  If you can't find
such a group in your area, call the Fight For Life Committee in
Ft. Lauderdale, FL  305/972-0393

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