Long-term, controlled release of the HIV microbicide TMC120 from silicone elastomer vaginal rings
Author(s) -
Karl Malcolm,
A. David Woolfson,
Clare F. Toner,
Ryan J. Morrow,
Stephen D. McCullagh
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dki326
Subject(s) - silicone , vaginal ring , microbicide , vagina , vaginal microbicide , elastomer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , reverse transcriptase inhibitor , chemistry , medicine , pharmacology , surgery , microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases , sida , population , immunology , research methodology , organic chemistry , viral disease , environmental health , family planning , health services
The feasibility of providing prolonged and controlled release of the experimental non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor TMC120 from a silicone vaginal ring in quantities sufficient to maintain a vaginal concentration offering protection against heterosexual HIV transmission was investigated.
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