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Panretin Dosages

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KS treatment: Panretin gel-- Does it work?

My doctor has prescribed Panretin gel to help me with my KS. Can't he just change my dosage of protease inhibitors? Is this drug really that good? ...
Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School
Panretin is a gel which a patient can apply in the privacy of his/her home to his KS lesions. Panretin gel is FDA approved for KS. It's reasonably effective, but does take some time to work-- typically 4 weeks or so. Panretin can cause some... Read more »

Panretin gel

Is Panretin gel enough on its own to treat KS? ... Read more »

When does Panretin gel take effect?

Hi Doctor. Thank you very much for your excellent work on this website. I have recently begun using... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Illinois: Abbott Stresses Dosage

North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories reports that a prematurely born HIV-positive infant recently died after being given an accidental overdose of its Kaletra Oral Solution. In a letter to health care professionals posted on the Food and Drug... Read more »
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FAQs About Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

Starting Treatment | Switching Treatment | Dosage | Side Effects | Coinfections | Truvada as PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) | Drug Interactions | Availability Starting Treatment Isentress and Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) or Atripla... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jamaica: HIV Drug Shortage -- Medication Being Rationed

The shortage of some antiretrovirals has resulted in their being distributed in one-week rations instead of the customary monthly dosage -- or sometimes, not at all. The drugs in short supply are lopinavir and ritonavir (Aluvia) and emtricitabine... Read more »
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Recommended Immunizations for HIV-Positive Adults

Immunization Name Associated Disease Dosage Comments and Warnings Recommended for All HIV-Positive Adults Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Hepatitis B 3 shots over a 6-month period Recommended unless there is evidence of immunity or active... Read more »
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high lipids

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Has anyone tried this product http://www.policosanol.com/monograph.htm#dosage
if so please post results/side effects
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NAC

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Poz 16 years. Should i be taking NAC? Any stories, suggestions? good /Bad? What form and dosage? Thanks! Read more »

Pen Pals, anyone?

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Hello! My name is Roscoe, and I have been HIV+ since 1982. I have done very well with the disease up until 2002, when I developed Kaposi's Sarcoma, and it has really affected my body in unexpected ways. I am currently on DOXIL and taxol... Read more »

Late presenter......

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Hi.

I have just been diagnosed in the last week.

I had been feeling fairly rough the last few years, but I put it down to being severly overworked and having a few issues in my personal life.

When I got my first set of meds, I was astonished. It turns... Read more »

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