(1923 - 1998)
Geógrafo, espeleólogo y arqueólogo. Primer Presidente de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Presidente fundador de la Federación Espeleológica de América Latina y el Caribe y de diversas sociedades científicas nacionales e internacionales.
Biomedical Sciences
2004 | Results of the antiretroviral treatment against HIV/AIDS with nationally produced generic. A political will achievement of our country: clinical and bioequivalence studies
Main author: Lorenzo J. Pérez Avila, Rolando D. Tapanes Pedraza, Daniel F. Pérez Correa y Alicia Tarinas Reyes
Coauthors: Mylai Orta, Geisy Ferrer AlejandroTrujillo, Aileen González, Osvaldo Castro, Daniel González, Carlos Aragonés, Alina Martínez, Francisco Ramos, Lizette Gil, Ida González, Manuel Díaz, Teresita Serrano, Frank Banderas, Daniel Portela, Felicita Núñez, Ana T. de Moya, Ma. Elena Moreno, Yanais Borrero, Cristina Pérez, Rodilcia Castillo, Margarita Silveira, Iliana Santisteban, Annia Sánchez, Marlene Casola, Caridad Luzardo
Summary:

This work consists on a group of sceintific and technological activities to fullfill the government´s assignment of having all HIV/AIDS infected cubans recieve High Efficiency Antiretriviral Therapy (TARVAE) with the same developed countries quality. It has two great components: first, establishing bioequivalence of stavudine, zidovudine and lamivudine generics and compare it to the international market leading product; it includes demostrating bioavailability, pharmacokinetics and the rest of pharmacologic stuides; and also drug equivalence to leading product, and second: defining the impact of using nationally produced generic antiretrivirals on AIDS sufferers and seropositive persons. Four therapeutic models were developed to correlate the drugs´ efficiency. All results were highly satisfactory, obtaining indicators never reached before in Cuba. Free symtom sick persons were reincorporated to their medium, often associated to labor insertion. Economically speaking, a substantial reduction of medical care costs could be seeen, as well as the chance of exporting these products. In the current year, WHO published on this work´s authors. Likewise, some other national and international publications were made in journals of impact , as well as presentations in national and international events.