Abbott on ritonavir(Norvir™)

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Last autumn, Abbott Laboratories held a community forum in

Chicago to present and discuss the latest information about problems occurring

during the manufacture of capsules of their protease inhibitor ritonavir

Glossary

formulation

The physical form in which a drug is manufactured or administered. Examples of formulations include tablets, capsules, powders, and oral and injectable solutions. A drug may be available in multiple formulations.

oral

Refers to the mouth, for example a medicine taken by mouth.

(Norvir™). All ritonavir recipients worldwide have been switched to an

oral formulation since.

Presentations from several of the company’s most senior staff can be read at

the website of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC),

host of the Norvir Advisory Committee, at

href="http://www.iapac.org/norvir">http://www.iapac.org/norvir