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Any rise in the use of cheaper, non-branded HIV drugs could see more patients with treatment failure, doctors warn.
Soon-to-be available generic medicines could save the US health care system nearly $1bn a year, they say in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
But trial data suggests generic drugs might be slightly less effective.
And they require users to take three daily pills instead of one, increasing the risk some patients may miss doses.
The doctors calculate reduced treatment efficacy could result in 4.4 months of life lost per patient lifetime.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012160
Soon-to-be available generic medicines could save the US health care system nearly $1bn a year, they say in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
But trial data suggests generic drugs might be slightly less effective.
And they require users to take three daily pills instead of one, increasing the risk some patients may miss doses.
The doctors calculate reduced treatment efficacy could result in 4.4 months of life lost per patient lifetime.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012160