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Effect of high-dose rifapentine on efavirenz pharmacokinetics in HIV/TB coinfection

Jessica Nye
Feb. 3, 2022, 6:23 p.m.

Results of a phase 3 randomized trial found that daily treatment with high-dose rifapentine for tuberculosis (TB) infection decreased efavirenz clearance and achieved therapeutic targets among patients coinfected with HIV receiving efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART). These findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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