Possible Trigger for Ziagen Reactions Found by FDA Researchers - AboutLawsuits.com

Federal researchers indicate that they may have figured out why the HIV drug Ziagen, known generically as abacavir, causes some patients’ immune systems to turn on them, resulting in hypersensitivity reactions.  On May 22, the FDA issued a press release ...

Severe hypersensitivity reactions to anti-HIV drug occur through autoimmune mechanism - News-Medical.Net

Potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced immunogens that are attacked by the body's immune system, according to a study ...

FDA-led research team discovers an autoimmune mechanism for serious drug-induced adverse reactions - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

In an article available online today in the journal AIDS, the team found that in certain at-risk patients, the anti-HIV drug Ziagen (abacavir) causes the immune system to “see” a patient’s own healthy tissues and proteins as a foreign invader.

New Mechanism Discovered for Drug-Related Autoimmune Reactions - Monthly Prescribing Reference

The team found that in certain at-risk patients, the anti-HIV drug Ziagen (abacavir tablets; GlaxoSmithKline) causes the immune system to “see” the patient's own healthy tissues and proteins as a foreign invader. This is similar to what happens when ...

FDA Researchers's Discovery Throws Light to Reasons of Drug-Related Autoimmune Reactions - ibtimes.co.uk

The findings of the research published in the journal AIDS mentions that in certain at-risk patients, the anti-HIV drug Ziagen (abacavir) causes the immune system to "see" a patient's own healthy tissues and proteins as a foreign invader. The effect is ...

Reactions to HIV Drug Have Autoimmune Cause: AIDS Journal - Med India

According to a study published by the journal International AIDS Society a part of potentially severe hypersensitivity reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir occur through an autoimmune mechanism, resulting from the creation of drug-induced ...