Ziagen Dosing

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Ziagen

Brand name: Ziagen Generic name: abacavir sulfate (abacavir), or ABC Class: Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor(nucleotide, NtRTI, or nuke) Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare, www.viivhealthcare.com , (877) 844-8872 AWP: $670.37/month, $161.78 for 240 mL solution (20 mg/mL) Standard Dose: Two 300 mg tablets once a day (or one 300 mg tablet twice a day), with or without food, with no dietary restrictions; scored tablets...

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Ziagen schedule

What's the current outlook on dosing Ziagen once daily? My doc says he feels comfortable using this for his patients....

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

I am not sure we are at the point that we can definitely say that Ziagen (abacavir) is a once daily medication, and I currently use it only twice daily. When new data/Studies show both pharmacologic and clinical equivalence, I think more physicians... Read more »

How long off Ziagen

A friend of mine, honestly a friend, told me he'd not been able to get his Ziagen refilled due to paperwork problems in KS (big surprise!) He'd gone without Ziagen for seven doses (3 1/2 days). I told him to call his doc immediately and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If a person stops taking Ziagen because their supply runs out when they were tolerating it well (no side effects) then it is generally safe to restart it again. The issue of the hypersensitivity reaction is more complex if the drug is stopped when... Read more »

Ziagen side effects

i was taken off of combivir about a week ago because of neuropathy beleived to be caused by the 3tc in combivir. i have been put on azt and ziagen to take its place. i understand about 5 percent of people cannot tolerate ziagen due to...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Ziagen hypersensitivity symptoms usually involves two or more of the following:skin rash (usually diffuse)very severe tirednessGI complaints (Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain)fever (usually > 100.9 Fchest tightness/sensation of... Read more »

Is Boosted Lexiva + Truvada + Ziagen more likely to fail?

Hello there! First, thanks for all the great work that you all do on this website! After six years on Norvir + Fortovase, 400 mgs each, twice daily + d4T + ddI, I switched regimens due to lipodystrophy. I can't take AZT due to anemia and it is...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

Current information suggests that Ziagen and Viread don't make a great combo. The other nucs you mention (Zerit or Videx) with the Ziagen may help increase the durability of your regimen, but will likely increase your risk of lipodystrophy. You... 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 »

ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know this is the wrong forum, but the treatment forum isen't that active. I was told that they have developed a test for sensitivity to ziagen(for rechallenge purposes)and I can't find anything...Has anyone heard of this??

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new drug...ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Just watched the news and the FDA has just approved a new drug
(Ziagen). They say the Ziagen is one pill taken twice a day and is
usually taken with AZT. What a tremendous relief... Read more »

swithching Ziagen to Viread...fatigue

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Im 5 yrs in Ive been taking epivir,ziagen and viramune.
Fatigue bacame an increasingly intolerable issue when I be gan Ziagen.(sorry, at yr. 3 I replaced d4tZerit with Ziagen.My legs were melting away)
Anyway going to try replacing the Ziagen with... Read more »

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