In October 2000 a meeting was convened by DuPont Pharma in Scotland to disc
uss the role of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) in
antiretroviral therapy. The Round Table meeting focused on comparisons bet
ween efavirenz and nevirapine in clinical studies and clinical practice, an
d the manuscripts published in this supplement report the most salient poin
ts from the presentations and discussions.