HIV Treatment History

HIV Treatment History Timeline

1983 May 20 Gallo and Montagnier Identify the Cause of AIDS
In 1983, two separate research groups led by Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier independently declared that a novel retrovirus may have been infecting AIDS patients, and published their find...
1985 May 31 FDA Approves Abbott's Marinol
Marinol (dronabinol) is a man-made form of cannabis (marijuana is an herbal form of cannabis). Dronabinol causes many effects on your central nervous system. Marinol is used to treat l...
1987 Mar 19 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Retrovir
Treating HIV infection when used along with other medicines. It is also used with other medicines to help prevent women from passing the HIV virus to the fetus during pregnancy. Retrov...
1988 Dec 1 First Observance of World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in ...
1991 Oct 9 FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb's Videx
Treating HIV infection when used in combination with other medicines. Videx Chewable/Dispersible Buffered Tablets are a nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor that stops t...
1995 Nov 17 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Epivir
Epivir is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. The Epivir brand of lamivudine is used to treat HIV, which cause...
1996 Mar 1 FDA Approves Abbott's Norvir
Norvir (ritonavir) is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Ritonavir prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) c...
1996 Aug 23 FDA Approves EMD Serono's Serostim
Increasing lean body weight, body mass, and physical endurance in certain patients with HIV infection. It is usually used along with other medicines that treat HIV infection. It may also ...
1997 Sep 26 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Combivir
Combivir contains a combination of lamivudine and zidovudine. Lamivudine and zidovudine are antiviral medications. They are in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicines call...
1998 Human Trials Begin in the U.S for Possible AIDS Vaccine
1998: Human trials begin in the U.S. for possible AIDS vaccines. Despite 10 years of vaccine developments, the trial results have been disappointing and the prospect of an AIDS vaccine re...
1998 Sep 17 FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb's Sustiva
Sustiva (efavirenz) is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Sustiva is used to treat HIV, which causes the acqu...
1998 Dec 17 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Ziagen
Treating HIV infection with other medications. Abacavir is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). It works by slowing down the growth of HIV, the virus that causes...
1999 Apr 15 FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Agenerase
Treating HIV infection. Agenerase is used in combination with other medicines. Agenerase is an HIV-protease inhibitor. It works by inhibiting the growth of HIV.
2000 Sep 15 FDA Approves Abbott's Kaletra
Kaletra, a combination of antiviral medications lopinavir and ritonavir, belongs to a group of HIV medicines called protease inhibitors. These medicines prevents human immunodeficiency vi...
2000 Nov 14 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Trizivir
Trizivir is an antiviral medication. It is in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicines called reverse transcriptase inhibitors. This medication helps keep the HIV virus fro...
2001 Oct 26 FDA Approves Gilead's Viread
Viread is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Viread is used to treat HIV, which causes the acquired immunodef...
2003 Jun 20 FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb's Reyataz
Reyataz is an antiviral medication in a group of HIV medicines called protease (PRO-tee-ayz) inhibitors. It prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body...
2003 Oct 20 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Lexiva
Lexiva is an antiviral medication in a group of HIV medicines called protease (PRO-tee-ayz) inhibitors. Lexiva prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your b...
2004 Aug 2 FDA Approves Gilead's Truvada
Truvada contains a combination of emtricitabine and tenofovir. Emtricitabine and tenofovir are antiviral drugs that work by preventing HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cells from multip...
2004 Aug 2 FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Epzicom
Epzicom is an antiviral medication. It is in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicines called reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Epzicom helps keep the HIV virus from reprodu...
2006 Jun 23 FDA Approves Tibotec's Prezista
Prezista is an antiviral medication in a group of HIV medicines called protease (PRO-tee-ayz) inhibitors. Darunavir prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in y...
2006 Jul 12 FDA Approves Gilead's Atripla
Atripla (efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir) is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from reproducing in your body. It contains a combination of 3...
2007 Oct 12 FDA Approves Merck Sharp Dohme's Isentress
Isentress is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Isentress is used to treat HIV, which causes acquired immunod...
2008 Jan 18 FDA Approves Tibotec's Intelence
Intelence is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Intelence is used with other medications to treat HIV, which ...