Pharmacokinetics of Dapivirine Transfer into Blood Plasma, Breast Milk, and Cervicovaginal Fluid of Lactating Women Using the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring
Author(s) -
Lisa Noguchi,
Craig Hoesley,
Cliff Kelly,
Rachel Scheckter,
Katherine Bunge,
Annaléne Nel,
Mark A. Marzinke,
Craig W. Hendrix,
Charlene S. Dezzutti,
Sharon L. Hillier,
Debra L. Bogen,
Jeanna Piper,
Richard H. Beigi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01930-18
Subject(s) - vaginal ring , breast milk , medicine , pharmacokinetics , population , breastfeeding , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , family planning , chemistry , research methodology , virology , biochemistry , environmental health , pathology
Breastfeeding (BF) women are an important population for biomedical HIV prevention strategies, but they are rarely included in trials. The 25-mg dapivirine vaginal ring (VR) reduced women’s risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection in two phase 3 trials conducted in Africa.
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