July 20, 2006

The triple isn’t for everyone

I think this new triple isn’t going to be as good as we think. They are making all these combos. Well, what if you cannot tolerate one drug but can tolerate the other two? Are they going to stop making single pills and go straight to combos and triples?

Or what if Medicare Part D says they are going to stop paying for certain HIV meds because there is a combo or triple out there to take instead?

I am not being negative. I think it's great. It's an improvement, and it does mean a lot for all of us.

And I could just be paranoid. But you have to be these days, because we who have AIDS and HIV have basically been pushed into a corner and have no say in how we want to be treated. Some of us are poor and stupid, so the doctor always knows best.

Reverend R