NIH study suggests benefits for young people on long-term tenofovir treatment
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2012. Vitamin D may help prevent hormonal changes that can lead to bone loss among those being treated for HIV with the drug tenofovir, according to the results of a National Institutes of Health network study of adolescents with HIV.
Tenofovir is widely used to treat HIV infection. However, the drug causes symptoms that resemble those of vitamin D deficiency ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-QuickFacts
