Kaletra And Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Johnson & Johnson Says Prezista Matches Kaletra in HIV Trial

Johnson & Johnson's Prezista was as effective as Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s Kaletra in reducing HIV to undetectable levels in a population of treatment-nave patients, according to a new study. The results of the late-stage trial were presented... Read more »

Two Studies Show Kaletra and Isentress Similarly Suppress HIV, Yet Have Different Side Effects

In oral presentations at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, results from two studies show that switching from a stable and effective Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) regimen to one with the new integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) results in... Read more »

HIV Treatment News From the 48th ICAAC

Prezista in Children A Better Trofile Isentress vs. Sustiva One Drug Only: Kaletra More One Drug: Kaletra Syphilis and HIV Epzicom vs. Truvada HIV Therapy and Bone Loss Prezista in Children The new-and-improved HIV protease... Read more »

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SIDE EFFECTS OF KALETRA/TRUVADA FOR HIV/HEP B COINFECTION

HiI am currently taking Truvada (once a day in the morning) and Kaletra (two tabs twice a day - morning and night). I am co ifected with Hiv and chronic active HepB. I have serious bouts with diarrhea in the mornings and early afternoon. Then it...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The choice of Truvada is excellent for your hepatitis B infection and your HIV infection.However, it sounds like you are having Kaletra associated diarrhea. I would recommend talking to your doctor about switching your Kaletra to another medication.... Read more »

KALETRA/TRUVADA INTOLERANCE 70 YEARS OLD FEMALE HIV POSITIVE

Hi, my mother is a 70 years old female with an arrhythmia condition and loss of more than 10 pounds of weight since being diagnosed with erosive gastritis. Her CD4 and viral load test are not back yet but the Dr. recommended to start the treatment...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Usually OK to stop Kaletra/Truvada for short periods of time if having serious side effects as you have described though that very much depends on the situation. Kaletra can be hard on the stomach when starting so can be tricky if already having... Read more »

Zerit + Kaletra vs. Emtriva + Kaletra

After one year of treatment with Zerit + Kaletra + Covaricil I started showing lipoatrophy on my face. I asked the doc to change my regimen, but he only replaced Zerit with Emtriva. Is that good enough to limit the development of lipoatrophy or...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Coviracil and Emtriva are the same thing. So I am a littel confused. Are you just taking emtriva+ kaletra? Generally we need 3 drugs to treat HIV so just dropping d4T is a bit risky. Generally it would be replaced with either abacavir or... Read more »

side effect of Kaletra

I am 25 and have started HIV treatment. I am African but dark in complexion. Since I started the treatment,I have become more and more dark. I told my doctor about it but she doesn't think it's the medication(Kaletra), but I notice massive...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Hyperpigmentation is not really a side effect of Kaletra. Of thae antivirals, it has been reported with AZT, so I wonder if this is one of your medications. I would also wonder if it is related to something else, such as a fungal infection of your... Read more »

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kaletra side effects

Posted by brendaelisa, 4 Replies

Does anybody knows if kaletra's side effect is excesive diharrea.

My cousin has hiv-type 1 and we are giving him Kaletra but it is giving him a masive diharrea and he got a cut on his rectum.

He has diabetes is 44 yeras old. and all this is new for us... Read more »

Combivir & Kaletra

Posted by movingon

hello All

I am newly diagnosed , and it appears as if i have been infected for a few years without knowing because i have NEVER been sick. My doc reckons treatment should be started soon

I have heard good and bad stories about ALL HIV meds, and i am... Read more »

Kaletra body changes..

Posted by Lovinlife, 1 Reply

I recently started taking Kaletra. Has anybody experienced body changes on Kaletra? My doctor didn't mention anything about it but after looking on line, I see a lot of people saying that Kaletra causes lipodystrophy.

Anybody have experience with... Read more »

kaletra

Posted by Lovinlife, 3 Replies

Has anybody taken kaletra? I just started it. Am wondering what I can expect....... Read more »

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