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Table 2 Levels of access to commonly used second-line antiretroviral drugs in TREAT Asia and IeDEA Southern Africa

From: A biregional survey and review of first-line treatment failure and second-line paediatric antiretroviral access and use in Asia and southern Africa

 

Categories of drug access

Antiretroviral*

Easy to access

Somewhat difficult to access

Difficult to access

Cannot or do not access

 

TA

SA

TA

SA

TA

SA

TA

SA

ABC

38%

60%

6%

0

19%

30%

38%

10%

ddI

100%

90%

0

0

0

0

0

10%

TDF

50%

10%

38%

30%

0

10%

13%

50%

ATV

19%

10%

13%

0

6%

0

63%

90%

IDV

56%

10%

6%

10%

6%

20%

31%

60%

LPV/r, liquid

69%

80%

13%

20%

0

0

19%

0

LPV/r, paediatric tablet

50%

10%

0

10%

19%

10%

31%

70%

LPV/r, adult tablet

81%

100%

0

0

13%

0

6%

0

LPV/r, adult capsule

31%

60%

19%

20%

6%

0

44%

20%

NFV

6%

20%

13%

0

0

20%

81%

60%

RTV, liquid

13%

50%

19%

20%

19%

0

50%

30%

RTV, capsule

38%

50%

13%

30%

0

0

50%

20%

SQV

13%

10%

13%

10%

25%

30%

50%

50%

  1. *any formulation unless noted otherwise
  2. TA - TREAT Asia; SA - IeDEA Southern Africa; ABC - abacavir; ddI - didanosine; TDF - tenofovir; ATV - atazanavir; IDV - indinavir; LPV/r - ritonavir-boosted lopinavir; NFV - nelfinavir; RTV - ritonavir; SQV - saquinavir.