Quality of Life, As Important As Life Itself
Las Vegas, NV – (January 23, 2008) -- Today, an HIV prognosis comes with an array of possible treatment choices rather than the death sentence it used to hold. While the word “treatment” is liberating to hear for HIV patients, the drugs that are used to combat this chronic disease are replete with a myriad of serious side effects such as kidney stones; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; increased cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose; headaches; weakness; blurred vision; dizziness; rashes; low platelets; hair loss; and anemia.
According to a recent New York Times article, HIV patients who have been on a mixture of drugs are suddenly facing unexpected medical conditions. The article reported that a relatively young AIDS patient who was diagnosed two decades ago, suffers from complex health problems usually associated with advanced age such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney failure, a bleeding ulcer, severe depression, cancer, and the lingering effects of a broken hip. Experts believe the immune system and organs of long-time survivors are aging and damaged from a combination of the disease and the toxicity of the drugs.
“HIV patients are living longer and we remain focused on saving lives,” says Dr. Greeson. “But we are increasingly aware that quality of life issues taken into consideration during drug development serve not only patients but companies as well.”
For more information, log on to www.samaritanpharma.com.
Las Vegas, NV – (January 23, 2008) -- Today, an HIV prognosis comes with an array of possible treatment choices rather than the death sentence it used to hold. While the word “treatment” is liberating to hear for HIV patients, the drugs that are used to combat this chronic disease are replete with a myriad of serious side effects such as kidney stones; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; increased cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose; headaches; weakness; blurred vision; dizziness; rashes; low platelets; hair loss; and anemia.
According to a recent New York Times article, HIV patients who have been on a mixture of drugs are suddenly facing unexpected medical conditions. The article reported that a relatively young AIDS patient who was diagnosed two decades ago, suffers from complex health problems usually associated with advanced age such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney failure, a bleeding ulcer, severe depression, cancer, and the lingering effects of a broken hip. Experts believe the immune system and organs of long-time survivors are aging and damaged from a combination of the disease and the toxicity of the drugs.
“HIV patients are living longer and we remain focused on saving lives,” says Dr. Greeson. “But we are increasingly aware that quality of life issues taken into consideration during drug development serve not only patients but companies as well.”
For more information, log on to www.samaritanpharma.com.
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