Researchers have found that Nevirapine, which is used to treat Aids patient in many developing countries, doesn’t not work effectively in those patients who get TB treatment besides HIV treatment.
However, efavirenz, which is another more expensive drug, doesn’t seem to be affected by the TB treatment, a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals.
In that South African Study, almost 40% were Aids patients that were also being treated for TB.
In many developing countries, antiretroviral therapy is often given in TB clinics as a large number of HIV patients also have TB infection.
