An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
January 26th, 2011
Insurance Company Cheese Shop Redux
I had an interesting exchange with one of our nurses this week about a long-term patient of ours. The e-mails went something like this: Got a fax from —-‘s insurance that his Lipitor won’t be covered anymore. They will cover simvastatin, lovastatin, and pravastatin. Let me know what you want to do. Charlie He’s on darunavir, and […]
July 10th, 2009
Time for a Switch? What Actually Happened
A couple of months ago, I presented these three clinically stable, virologically suppressed patients — and asked if they should switch treatment: 50 year old man on ABC/3TC, EFV since 2000. No renal disease. Hyperlipidemia, on atorvastatin 80 mg a day. Father died of an MI age 48. 63 year old man, on EFV + LPV/r […]