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PredPrednisone
PREDPredetermined Premium (insurance)


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The treatment of choice is chemotherapy, which usually includes cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone.
133-138) Unfortunately, long-term administration of prednisone has side effects, such as significant weight gain, growth retardation, and osteoporosis.
We do not have a good understanding of what immune responses are needed to control HIV--and while a handful of people have used immune-suppressive drugs like prednisone to treat HIV infection, these drugs were not developed or formally tested for that purpose, and little is known about whether, when, or how to do this safely.
 
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