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Science 19 September 2003:
Vol. 301. no. 5640, p. 1662
DOI: 10.1126/science.301.5640.1662
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ASIA--THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR HIV/AIDS:
Thailand's Do-It-Yourself Therapy

Jon Cohen

BANGKOK, THAILAND--In April 2002, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) here began producing a generic version of three anti-HIV drugs--d4T, 3TC, and nevirapine--mixed together into one pill called GPO-VIR. Treatment requires only two pills a day, each of which costs a mere 50 cents. This story is part of a series on HIV/AIDS in Asia; the stories in this initial installment focus on Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Clinical Presentations of Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Patients at a University Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
S. Kiertiburanakul, K. Boonyarattaphun, K. Atamasirikul, and S. Sungkanuparph (2008)
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic Ill) 7, 82-87
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