Childbearing HIV positive women advised on DTG

Friday, June 01, 2018

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoH&W) has urged HIV positive women of childbearing age who are willing to fall pregnant to use Dolutegravir, a drug also known as DTG, with caution and with advice from their clinicians.

In 2016, Botswana transitioned to the use of a new HIV treatment known as DTG that is used to treat HIV infection. DTG is one of the several antiretrovirals included in the ‘integrase inhibitor’ drug class.

DTG, when combined with two other medicines in a single fixed-dose combination pill, is globally considered to be amongst the best treatments for HIV currently available. However, its availability has been limited due to its high cost.

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Childbearing HIV positive women advised on DTG

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoH&W) has urged HIV positive women of childbearing age who are willing to fall pregnant to use Dolutegravir, a drug also known as DTG, with caution and with advice from their clinicians.