Telzir Dosing

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An Overview of Lexiva (Fosamprenavir, Telzir)

FOS-am-pren-a-veer Brand Name: Lexiva Other Name: FPV, fosamprenavir calcium Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Fosamprenavir can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include severe skin reactions or rash. If you get a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop taking fosamprenavir and contact your health care provider or get medical help right away: ...

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Viread/Emtriva/Norvir/Telzir as first line treatment?

Hello, a friend of mine with a VL of about 400,000 and about 200 CD4s was suggested the following first line treatment: Tenofovir, Emtricitabin, Ritonavir and Fosamprenavir. I wonder whether this makes sense since the gold standard is...

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

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James, thanks for your post.First off, you are correct in the statement that Combivir + Kaletra or Combivir + efavirenz are among the preferred regimens in contemporary guidelines. There is a lot of very long-term data with either of these two... Read more »

Switching to Lexiva/Telzir, Norvir and Truvada

Two years ago I've started taking Kaletra and Combivir. It works very fine for me, nearly without any side effects, my virus load is undetectable and my CD4-count raised from 150 up to 430. Unfortunately my cholesterol levels are relatively...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and kind words.With the arrivals of atazanavir (Reyataz) and fosamprenavir (Lexiva, Telzir), we're seeing a resurgence in the use of first-line protease inhibitors.The proposed regimen of fosamprenavir/ritonavir with... Read more »

Dosing by Weight

Could you give me some advice on dosing by weight? I am 5'-6", 115 lbs and very sensitive to medications. I tried Atripla but the CNC side effects were very strong and it caused issues with my liver as well. Do you know of other patients...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.Atripla (tenofovir, FTC and efavirenz) is a fixed-dose combination (FDC)-- meaning that the medication comes in one strength (or dose) only. For those patients who need to change the dose of a FDC, it means taking the... Read more »

splitting Atripla dose

Hi, I started taking Atripla three weeks ago and, like many people, have the side-effect of sleepiness/loopiness about 1.5-2 hrs after taking it. Here's the situation: I am on call a lot for my job, and that sometimes entails working nights,...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.It is great to hear that you're doing well and I appreciate your comments.I've not (nor have heard of) tried this approach to deal with efavirenz (Sustiva, Stocrin, part of Atripla) side effects. I... Read more »

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HALF DOSING MY MEDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello All !! I want to tell everyone that I started taking half of the prescribed doses of my meds about 2 years ago. My T cells remain High (570) and my V load is still undetectable..
I am on viramune,ziagen and zerit. I had an uncle who died... Read more »

dosing schedule adjustment

Posted by pozartistsd, 1 Reply

hey all you experts out there! I think i may know the answer to this but would like to get some input:

I currently take my meds (Reyataz/Truvada/Norvir) once a day. I take them at 9am (with breakfast, not that you need to know that

) I would like... Read more »

Low-Dose Naltrexone

Posted by renevatio, 1 Reply

Hello all-

I am newly diagnosed, and just getting into the process of researching all about HIV and potential alternative treatments. I am a voracious reader and spend a good bit of time each day reading papers and digging up info on my new internal... Read more »

Skipping Doses

Posted by chrisnxs, 2 Replies

Hello Everyone, can someone please elaborate on the severity of skipping meds? My bf is positive and has been on meds for about a year. He's on my insurance and it kills the price down to a point where he can get his meds pretty easily. I discovered... Read more »

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