title: What's flowing through the microbicide pipeline. Approaches range from complex to simple.
abstract: The microbicide research field is varied and diverse, with the potential for products that will include vaginal and/or rectal gels, films, creams, or suppositories to oral medications, which have active ingredients that range from hormones to antiretroviral drugs to surfactants.
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008561:Membrane Fusion / Q000187:drug effects; D019936:Probiotics; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local