IN FOCUS: Viiv Healthcare's Tivicay offers new HIV treatment option for patients

3 February 2014
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Global HIV company Viiv Healthcare has launched its first new treatment option for people with HIV today.

Viiv, set up by UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) with US drugmaker Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Shionogi (TYO: 4507), announced the launch of Tivicay (dolutegravir) at a briefing in London this morning attended by HIV/AIDS commentators and stakeholders.

The integrase inhibitor is indicated for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents in people with HIV. Its convenient once-daily dose, to be taken with or without food, is hoped to revolutionize treatment for those living with HIV. It has proven efficacy in treatment-naïve patients, as well as in those who have developed resistance to multiple HIV drugs.

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