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window period Dec 19, 2012 Dear Dr. I am currently on Tenofovir, cipla lamivudine and efavirenz. I normally drink these at night. I want to know if i missed the time how long do i have as a window period before the virus start becoming resistance. For instance if i missed them with 12 hours of less or a one day will this cause resistence? How long do i have before the medication is no longer in my system? Looking forward to your resonse Regards |
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 Hello and thanks for posting. It doesn't sound like you have anything to be concerned about. Treatment failure is very uncommon if you're taking your medications at or about 95% the doses. A single missed dose (or especially one late dose) isn't a problem. With the medications you're taking, the meds stay in your system for quite a while, longer for the efavirenz (many days) than the tenofovir or lamivudine (about 1-2 days). I hope that helps and wish you a happy and healthy new year. BY | ||||||||
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