Motsoaledi Calls for Research Into ARVs Usage

Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has called on the generic medicine industry to invest more into researching the long term effects of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).

Motsoaledi argues that HIV/AIDS is a chronic disease in which some cases require people to start taking medication in their 20s. This means some patients could end being on ARVs for up to 50 years.

Motsoaledi also expressed concern about the unknown side effects of such long exposures to drugs.

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