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Salivary gland swelling and restarting Trivizir
Feb 21, 2009
My salvary glands have swollen after being of meds for 4mos. My doctor says i need to go back on trizivir is that safe to do because i was told restarting this med can be fatal
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Response from Dr. Pierone
Restarting Trizivir is very risky (sometimes deadly) if someone has had an abacavir hypersensitivity reaction in the past. Trizivir contains abacavir as one of its 3 components.
If you did not have problems with Trizivir in the past, then restarting it should not be a problem. That said, it should be noted that we have better HIV medications nowadays. Trizivir is used much less often because of a greater risk of side effects compared with the newer agents.
It might be worth discussing some of the newer agents with your provider, or getting a second opinion regarding management of HIV.
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