Friday, April 25, 2008

Gilead

Gilead started in 1987, in foster city, California. Since 1987, Gilead sciences had tried to discover new medications for the patients who are suffering from a life-threatening disease. Their primary areas that they are focusing on are medications for HIV/AIDS etc. They try to identify the compunds that may shows some possibilities for the disease.









Here are some of the products they have:
Atripla® is the first and only once daily single tablet regimen for the treatment of HIV infection in adults. It is intended for use as a stand-alone therapy, or in combination with other antiretrovirals, and combination of all the other pills.
Truvada® is a fixed-dose once-daily combination pill containing Viread® and Emtriva®. It is used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection in adults. Viread® treatment of HIV infection in adults in combination with other antiretroviral agents.
Emtriva® treatment of HIV infection in adults.
Hepsera® is a once-daily, oral NtRTI for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B.



My reflection towards this is I think it's a really good idea because I know no one wants the get the life-threatening disease. Even though it's not really the cure yet but it's still a good thing that they have medications to slow down and help out the disease a bit. It may not cure and make the disease go away yet but it's still a step closer than nothing. I hope they'll find a cure for it one day because everyone will be waiting for that day to come. It's better than nothing.

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