A new medicine for the treatment of HIV, in addition to the approval of 149 health supplieswere authorized by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) of Mexico, reported the institution.
Cofepris, a dependency of the Ministry of Health, indicated in a statement that, according to the most recent “Fortnightly Report on Therapeutic Expansion,” 149 health supplies were authorized in the categories of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials.
Cofepris authorizes medication for HIV treatment in the new Fortnightly Report on Therapeutic Expansion #CofeprisÁgil #CofeprisTransparente
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— COFEPRIS (@COFEPRIS) June 21, 2023
In the report corresponding to the first half of June, “the authorization of 25 medicines is reported, among them efavirenz/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumaratea new molecule for the treatment of HIV and L-asparaginase, a biotechnological agent for acute lymphoid leukemia”.
In addition, 116 new medical devices obtained a health registration, of which 21 are for medical care; among them: auxiliary hearing aids, a closed wound drainage system, a system of osteosynthesis plates and screws, and total knee and shoulder prostheses.
“Eight new clinical trials have been authorized: three for drugs for the treatment of cancer, one for children older than 12 years and adults with severe hemophilia A or B and a protocol to determine the effects of treatment for HIV in people with obesity”, pointed out the note.
According to the report of the HIV Epidemiological Surveillance System of the Ministry of Health (SSA), from 1983 to the first semester of 2022, 341,313 people with HIV have been diagnosed in Mexico. Of this total, 278,599 (81.6%) are men and 62,714 (18.4%) are women.
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