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Concerns raised about Nevirapine report

    JOHANNESBURG
    A media report saying research had found that pregnant women using the anti-AIDS drug, Nevirapine, could develop resistance to future use of HIV/AIDS drugs, has raised concern in South Africa. The findings were presented at the 11th Annual Retrovirus Conference, held recently in San Francisco in the US. According to BuaNews, a local news service, Nevirapine was currently being used in the government's national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV at 18 pilot sites. Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang responded by saying she had referred these concerns to the Medicines Control Council (MCC) for investigation as soon as possible, and would be advised of their findings.

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