Ziagen, Abacavir News

GlaxoSmithKline AIDS drug abacavir holds a hidden key to understanding allergic reactions that some patients experience from other drugs.

A team of researchers led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has discovered a new mechanism for identifying and understanding drug-related autoimmune reactions.

Newswise - Philadelphia, Pa. - Potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study published online by the journal AIDS , official journal of the International AIDS ... (more)