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Why are some children taking a fourth drug for the first 36 weeks?

April 26, 2017children drug fourth taking weeks

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Why are some children taking a fourth drug for the first 36 weeks?

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The rationale for using a fourth drug for the first 36 weeks is that children may do better in the long term compared to starting on a standard 3 drug regimen. There have been no randomised trials comparing 4 versus 3 drug regimens in children.