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So it’s almost here 😵💫a once a week pill for HIV. Seems like they can find a way to make living with HIV easier but a cure not so much lol. My thought is sounds good at the surface but these are new medications which means different side effects and no long term data. Plus Is insurance gonna pay up or there gonna wait awhile.allegedly since it’s one pill the drug companies are saying the cost of making less pills will cut down there costs but will this trickle down to our co pays . Think not… read more
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Members weighed in on whether they would switch to a once-weekly HIV pill, with opinions split between curiosity and caution. Many members... Read more
My personal opinion is if it ain't broke... Not every regimen is the same. Some of them come with unique side effects for every individual. I recently went through a medication change and I'm not willing to do it again and risk side effects. For me, the benefits of sticking with my current regimen outweigh convenience.
Like JimFromWisconsin, I have a raft of other pills that I take daily along with my Biktarvy. It would feel strange to "interrupt" my already very stable pill routine. It has worked very well for me over these many years. When I travel, I just count out enough pills for the amount of tie that I will be traveling and I am good to go.
And of course, there is the unknown factor of whether or not insurance companies will include it in their formulary.
As an older person I’m already taking a handful of other pills each day in addition to my daily HIV pill.
So I wouldn’t even notice the difference.
For people who can’t be adherent to a daily pill or for whom taking HIV pills makes them feel internalized stigma, a weekly pill would be a great thing.
I'd LOVE to go to one pill a week, I have 5 cardiology meds, 1 HIV daily pill and a once a week Vitamin D. I'd love to reduce my daily pill intake I am not interested in the injectables.
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