Boehringer modifies Viramune warning
Executive Summary
Boehringer Ingelheim will modify "black box" warning for HIV agent Viramune to highlight that women with CD4+ count >250 cells/mm receiving chronic treatment are at high risk for hepatotoxicity, company "Dear Doctor" letter says. Boehringer has previously modified the box warning to recommend that patients be monitored for hepatotoxicity during the first three to four months of therapy (1"The Pink Sheet" Nov. 13, 2000, p. 22)...