title: The price of HIV treatment.
abstract: The burden of HIV on society in the developing world and the price for treatment is enormous. The recent agreement between the Clinton Foundation and generic pharmaceutical companies is a major step forward. Also the cost-effectiveness is superior to treatment of for example hypercholesterolaemia. However, there are other prices to be paid, since drugs may induce unfavourable and unwanted side effects. For the future the challenge remains to keep all prices for HIV treatment as low as possible. Only an affordable and harmless HIV treatment might bring the progress of the HIV pandemic to a halt.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brinkman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans