title: ACTH--inosine pranobex in the treatment of AIDS. Encouraging results.
abstract: Twenty patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) received treatment with Inosine Pranobex and specific antibacterial and anti-parasitic therapy. Five died shortly after hospitalization, but a further fifteen who also received ACTH, survived, gained weight and improved clinically, biochemically and haematologically.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Addo
authors: H
authors: H
authors: McFarlane
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Parsad
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007288:Inosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007542:Inosine Pranobex / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago
chemical_list: D007288:Inosine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D007542:Inosine Pranobex