Norvir

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Norvir

Brand name: Norvir Generic name: ritonavir, or RTV Class: Protease inhibitor (PI) Manufacturer: Abbott Laboratories, www.norvir.com , (800) 222-6885 AWP: $314.99/month for 30 tablets;$1,728.24 for 240 mL oral solution (80 mg/mL) Standard Dose: Almost never used at its approved dose (a lead-in dosing, then six 100 mg tablets twice daily). Do not crush or chew tablets, always swallow whole. Norvir is primarily used as a boosting...

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LESS NORVIR, MORE REYATAZ? REDUCE NORVIR?

I'm on meds since 2004, taking Norvir 100, truvada and 300mg reyataz- all ONCE a day.I'm doing great, CD4 at 480 and undetectable.I know that Norvir stays longer...the system. I want to take it less, maybe 5 times a week.I can't touch...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

is complicated and you do not want to do anything that might jeopardize your success.I believe that it would be risky to take norvir less than once per day. That is not to say it wouldn't work but there is no data or experience doing this and... Read more »

Agenerase with Norvir

Is 600mg Agenerase with 100mg Norvir better than 900mg Agenerase with 200mg Norvir and if so why?Thanks -- a guy taking who doesn't think he's taking too... much Agenerase and Norvir because he's done it for a year without any adverse...

Response from Rick Stryker, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

We are not sure what the ideal combination of amprenavir/norvir should be, and several different regimens are under investigation. The answer will depend in part on the particular patient,...the extent to which the virus may be resistant to... Read more »

Alternative to Norvir/Reyataz

Since reading so much on this website about Norvir and lipo... what is the alternative to the Norvir/Reyataz combo if one is on Truvada? ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

My general experience is that Norvir/Reyataz do not cause lipodytrophy in the vast majority of patients over the first 3+ years of treatmnt when used with Truvada... Read more »

Taking with food (Norvir, Prezista, Truvada)

Hi from Slovenia!I'm starting with Norvir, Prezista and Truvada.For Norvir & Prezista is written, that we must take with food. I have question; If enough, if I take...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting from Slovenia.Sorry for the tardy reply.The food requirement for Prezista is just to take it with any food, the type and/or fat content does not matter. The easiest thing to do is to simply take your meds with a small... Read more »

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Norvir recall

Posted by Anonymous

The Norvir recall has me wondering, too......I was at 1000-3000
VL for a year on the stuff after being und for only 4 months on
Norvir/Saq. Then in April this year it zoomed to 76,000...down to
32,000 a month later and up in June to 62,000.... Read more »

Heat Stable Norvir

Posted by upst8man

Anyone know when heat stable norvir is coming out? It would help me and certainly many others in the world...thanks Read more »

Does Norvir have to be refrigerated?

Posted by ScotCharles, 3 Replies

I'm travelling through Italy on holiday for the month of October and I have recently begun taking Norvir 100 mg once a day to boost my reyetaz levels. At home I keep the Norvir in the refrigerator to keep it from getting soft and sticking together... Read more »

Reyataz/Norvir/Truvada/Epzicom...morning or night?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm starting in a study, and I just got my meds today. I'll be on Reyataz boosted with Norvir, and either Epzicom or Truvada (I won't know which).

Does anyone know if there are any advantages to taking these meds in the morning as opposed to the... Read more »

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