Abacavir Dosage

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An Overview of Trizivir (AZT/3TC/Abacavir)

a-BAK-a-veer, la-MI-vyoo-deen, zye-DOE-vyoo-deen --> Brand Name: Trizivir Other Name(s): Abacavir sulfate / Lamivudine / Zidovudine, Abacavir/ Lamivudina/ Zidovudina Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Trizivir includes three antiretroviral drugs: abacavir sulfate (Ziagen), lamivudine (Epivir), and zidovudine (Retrovir). Each of these drugs is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). NRTIs block...

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abacavir

Dear Doctor,How can I find out if the maker of abacavir has any intentions of producing this drug in a higer dosage so that I will be able to take fewer pills. Currently I'm taking 4 in the morning and 4 at night.Thanks...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Compacting more drug into a single pill is a simple, and attractive way to simplify a drug regimen (similar to recent drug programs for efavirenz and delaviradine). I am not aware of any plans from GlaxoSmithKline in making higher dose pills of... Read more »

Adjust Abacavir dose with Kaletra?

Is it true that Kaletra will lower blood levels of abacavir? If so, should an adjustment be made to the abacavir dosage? Thanks....

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

There is no dose change of abacavir with Kaletra that I am aware of.In general, Kaletra, a combo PI that contains a small amount of ritonavir, will inhibit the activity of an enzyme that metabolizes many of the other PIs. This means that if... Read more »

Agenerase Dose w/ Delavirdine & Abacavir

Dear Dr. Cohen,Having been on nearly every drug available for the past 11 of my 42 years, my most recent geno and phenotypes show that my least resistance is to the drug combo of delavirdine/agenerase/abacavir. I had been on AMP/ABV/EFV since my...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well, Paul, Congrats on first doing your homework. Here are a few thoughts to add.First - the tenofovir expanded access recently expanded - now anyone with any CD4/viral load may be eligible - so this is again an option. Whether you should play... Read more »

Loss of fat in buttocks possibly due to Abacavir?

I'm currently taking Sustiva, Videx, and Abacavir. I was switched to Abacavir four months ago from Zerit after experiencing Lactic Acidosis. I soon noticed that my buttocks had shrunk and my doctor said it was probably from the Zerit and that...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Wish we knew the answers. Any antiretroviral may be associated with fat wasting; especially the nucleosides. You have taken zerit, videx and abacavir: all nucleosides. We do not know why this occurs, why this occurs in some but not others, why some... Read more »

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Abacavir,viramune,viread

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm on day 4 of my new combo Abacavir,viramune,viread, epivir and it totally sucks. I feel lousy all of the time. Is this typical when starting this combo? This is my 4th combo since diagnosis...

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Abacavir - Hypersensitivity - EPZICOM

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

David, I read your Email and brought the PDF forward. Dr. Ben was very watchful when I initially got started and had follow up calls to me regarding any problems if in deed I was blinded on the Abacavir. Either I am on it and am fine or I am not... Read more »

Reyataz,Norvir, Kivexa [abacavir/3TC, Epzicom].

Posted by Mondo

Is there anyone here at the forum taking the following cocktail?
I'm taking Reyataz[atazanavir], Norvir [ritonavir] and Kivexa [abacavir/3TC, Epzicom]. I would be interested to know how you are going with it and any problems or side effects that you... Read more »

Abacavir,Viread,Viramune

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am on day 4 of my new combo.., epivir, abacar(ziagen),Viramune, and viraed. It sucks. I feel lousy all of the time..has anyone else gone down this road before?

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