the use of 17 - ketosteroider, possibly accompanying or in combination with a immunomoduleringsmedel or an antiviral agent.for the manufacture of a medicinal product for use in the prophylaxis and therapy of a retroviral infection

摘要

Compounds of the general Formula (I) IMAGE (I) in which R is a hydrogen atom or a bromine atom, and R1 is a hydrogen atom, an SO2OM group wherein M is a hydrogen or sodium atom, various sulphatide or phosphatide groups or a glucuronide group are disclosed for use in the prophylaxis and therapy of retroviral infections, especially infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus. These compounds may be used concomitantly or in combination with various immunomodulators and/or antiviral agents.