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rescriptor change Jan 2, 2001 My last prescription has a change on it for Rescriptor. The usual dosage is 4 pills 3 times daily. The bottles now say 3 pills, two times daily. Is this a new regimen that others have been using? Thanks, mark |
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| Response from Dr. Stryker
 Dear Mark: Best to ask your doc directly what he or she has in mind, but my guess is that rescriptor (AKA delavirdine) is being used as a "booster" to raise the blood level of another drug in your cocktail. Some protease inhibitors can be boosted in this manner, providing higher levels to inhibit HIV more continuously. The effect is similar to that seen with norvir/ritonavir, but better tolerated in some folks. This is a strategy that some are employing as we grow more comfortable with using combination therapy. RAS Rick Stryker, M.D., M.P.H. | ||||||||
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