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Drug Dosing and Formulations

NNTRI's and NTRI's to NTRI's and PI's	Dec 28, 2004
sustiva, viread , videx and hydroxyurea	Dec 4, 2004
Taking Medication While Crossing Time Zones	Nov 27, 2004
Dosing time adjustment?	Nov 7, 2004
Patients Taking "Orphaned" Treatment Regimens	Jun 27, 2004
Just Started Treatment	Jun 16, 2004
Drop AZT and abacavir	Jun 16, 2004
Stavudine (Zerit) once a day?	May 26, 2004
Drug interuption after 19yrs. pos. CD4s always have been 375 and up in 400s, do I go back?	May 26, 2004
abacavir excreted in stools	May 18, 2004
Want to Switch	May 18, 2004
WHATS YOUR OPINION	May 3, 2004
Once or twice?	May 3, 2004
Onerous Regime	Apr 28, 2004
Zerit + Kaletra vs. Emtriva + Kaletra	Apr 25, 2004
CHANGING MEDS	Apr 25, 2004
Restarting Meds	Apr 6, 2004
"Cutting Back "Again" Dr. Lee	Apr 6, 2004
Norvir booster?	Apr 2, 2004
Combivir+Stocrin	Apr 2, 2004
Is this a good med combination	Apr 1, 2004
News on the best combo for first timers.	Apr 1, 2004
Cutting Back On One of Meds.	Apr 1, 2004
Staggered beginning	Mar 22, 2004
was doing great but Doc changed my meds anyways?	Mar 15, 2004
cancer and hiv meds	Mar 11, 2004
re-take meds if I vomit a couple hours after dose?	Mar 9, 2004
Drugs - Combivir and Retrovir	Feb 15, 2004
No side effects?	Feb 15, 2004
taking 2 PI's alone	Feb 15, 2004
Change from Norvir	Jan 7, 2004
Why so many pills?	Oct 15, 2003
Heard that Viracept is Garbage.	Aug 23, 2003
Viread and Fungal Infections	Aug 17, 2003
Switching to Sustiva Viread Videx	Aug 9, 2003
Once a day combo	Jul 27, 2003
different drug formulations	May 12, 2003
Epivir Once Daily	Feb 9, 2003
RE:videx/viread dosing and meals	Nov 9, 2002
AZT	Oct 26, 2002
videx/viread dosing and meals	Oct 20, 2002
Crixivan pill load	Sep 2, 2002
2 drug	Sep 2, 2002
Reduced Medications	Sep 2, 2002
Epivir 300mg Once a Day	Aug 29, 2002
Combivir and Sustiva	Aug 7, 2002
Viread/Videx dosing	Aug 1, 2002
DIDANOSINE	Aug 1, 2002
DIDANOSINE - 3rd time enquiring!	Aug 1, 2002
Abacavir once a day?	Jul 19, 2002
Sustiva dosage	Jun 13, 2002
Tenofovir & Didanosine Dosing	Jun 12, 2002
time span between doses	May 26, 2002
Sustiva Restriction Changes?	May 24, 2002
Sustiva	May 19, 2002
Changing the Time of Dosing	May 19, 2002
Once-a-day dosing of Epivir	May 12, 2002
Possible combo??	Apr 28, 2002
Dr. Cohen	Mar 31, 2002
Your opinion please	Mar 27, 2002
zerit once a day	Mar 17, 2002
Once a day regimen	Mar 11, 2002
Ziagen schedule	Jan 30, 2002
Re: Is this possible?	Dec 28, 2001
trial	Dec 23, 2001
Extended release AZT	Dec 23, 2001
tipranavir	Dec 23, 2001
Is is this possible?	Dec 6, 2001
Invirase-Fortovase	Dec 4, 2001
CDC Study	Nov 19, 2001
gene therapy	Nov 5, 2001
why not in US?	Nov 5, 2001
Question about Real Simple Meds	Oct 20, 2001
Fortovase twice daily	Oct 17, 2001
What do you think?	Oct 17, 2001
A Question on Dosage	Oct 5, 2001
Could tTrizivir be the difference?	Sep 19, 2001
Vaccine with medications	Sep 13, 2001
Treatment Options	Sep 13, 2001
Just thinking, what if?	Aug 22, 2001
Re:Exspectations	Aug 14, 2001
Does T-20 suppress viral load without antiretrovirals?	Aug 13, 2001
Re: Expectations	Aug 12, 2001
One tablet sustiva?	Jul 12, 2001
Meds	May 27, 2001
New meds in pipeline	May 27, 2001
Combivir totally equivalent to AZT + 3TC?	May 23, 2001
Have you tried the enteric coated DDI, once a day	May 17, 2001
Simplifying from Combivir/Viramune to Trizivir	Apr 8, 2001
Once a day meds	Mar 28, 2001
When to Jump to New Virus Entry Inhibitors	Feb 13, 2001
Once-a-day Zerit	Feb 11, 2001
fortovase once a day	Dec 18, 2000
Treatment modifications	Dec 1, 2000
Improving mobility by increasing daily dose of DMP 266 (Sustiva)	Sep 22, 2000
Stability of the new Norvir capsules	Sep 9, 2000
dosage of amprenavir and ritonavir	Sep 6, 2000
new videx dosing announcement	Aug 21, 2000
Curious Question	Aug 3, 2000
Viracept Schedules Question	Jun 19, 2000
HIV Intravenous drug treatments	May 23, 2000
Co-formulating pharmacologic enhancers?	Mar 27, 2000
Must Sustiva be taken 600 mg at one time	Mar 1, 2000
DDi Oral Solution	Feb 28, 2000
Viracept BID or TID?	Sep 16, 1999
Norvir in pill form again?	Jun 7, 1999
fortovase twice a day	Mar 16, 1999
Preferring the taste of Norvir liquid (ritonavir)	Mar 5, 1999
Norvir Capsules?	Feb 10, 1999
Norvir and Invirase dosage	Jan 22, 1999
Nelfinavir - can swap from 3 x a day to twice a day?	Dec 21, 1998
Norvir Panic Revisited	Nov 5, 1998
Crix Dosage - 3x2 or 2x3?	Sep 21, 1998
Fortovase dosing	Aug 31, 1998
Can't take ritonavir liquid - where should rit/saq taker go?	Aug 10, 1998
Crixivan- how many to take?	Jul 13, 1998
Viracept Dosing	May 26, 1998
Confused about Viracept	Apr 30, 1998
scheduling crixivan doses	Apr 21, 1998
diabetes question	Apr 8, 1998
Fortovase/Viracept Dosing	Feb 22, 1998
Viracept Dosing	Feb 18, 1998
Solution form for HIV protease inhibitor?	Feb 12, 1998
Dosage of Fortovase when used with Ritonavir	Feb 11, 1998
Fortovase/Ritonavir - another dosing question??	Feb 5, 1998
Viracept+Invirase	Nov 5, 1997
can viracept be dissovled in water to take	Aug 27, 1997
PROTEASE INHIBITOR TREATMENT	Aug 12, 1997
Protease Dosing Schedule	Jul 8, 1997
Adjusting dosages	Jul 1, 1997
How strict is Viracept dosing schedule?	Jun 26, 1997
Protease Inhibitor Protocol for Children	Jun 10, 1997
Optimum dosage with Ratonavir and Viracept	May 27, 1997
Time Switch and Taking the Meds	Apr 11, 1997
Viracept...eating and timing???	Apr 7, 1997

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