Nevirapine Monotherapy Needs to Be Reassessed : Giving HIV+women multidrug regimens in late pregnancy may do more to reduce virus transmission.

Advocates for AIDS research and treatment agree. A press release issued by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation stressed the importance of preserving single-dose nevirapine as an option: “Even simple interventions like nevirapine are still available to less than 10% of the women who need them worldwide. Therefore, we must continue to aggressively expand access to services and improve our ability to offer the most effective drug regimens in all instances.”