Adverse Reaction To Retrovir

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An Overview of Retrovir (Zidovudine, AZT)

zye-DOE-vyoo-deen Brand Name: Retrovir Other Name(s): AZT, Azidothymidine, ZDV Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors What is zidovudine? Zidovudine is a type of medicine called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). It works by disrupting one of the early steps in the HIV life cycle, called reverse transcription. During normal reverse transcription, HIV's reverse transcriptase enzyme (a...

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Adverse Reaction to Topical Testosterone

My doctor had prescribed a topical testosterone product for me as my free testosterone levels were low. Shortly there after I broke out in hives and acne. Well, I stopped the testosterone a week and a half ago and the acne is going away but, the...

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

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

You may have had an allergic reaction to the patch and it may take sometime for all of the causative agent to be eliminated. There are effective ways to blunt allergic reactions (including oral steroids) and if you are still having problems you... Read more »

adverse reaction to HIV meds

On 2-5-03 the doctor I was working with stuck me with an HIV+ needle. The doctors I was sent to through workman's compensation treated me like all of the adverse reactions I was having were all in my head. When I presented the doctor with...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many if not most persons taking triple HIV meds for post-exposure prophylaxis will experience at least annoying side effects. Though some of the side effects may be due to mitochondrial toxicity it would be highly unusual to have severe... Read more »

Managing gastric adverse reactions. JB

Dear Doctors I am a young patient on HAART since 4 years.When I began therapy it was fine but recently I started to feel some troubles regarding my stomach and also diarrhea because of the Viracept which it was included on my treatment plan plus...

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

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Austin, it is important for you to share this information with your health care provider and not suffer for a prolonged period because there are definitely options. To improve Viracept associated diarrhea some patients take increased fiber in their... Read more »

creatine interactions with retrovirals???

Hi MD. Henry i would like to know if there is any problem of posible interactions between creatine and AZT (zidovudine), lamiduvine (3TC) and nevirapine which is my actual HAART. I do force and resistance workout routines and i like to know if...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

To my knowledge there have been no good published studies looking at interactions between creatine and nevirapine (if any reader knows of a reference please post).In general I would not be highly concerned about using creatine but would monitor... Read more »

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Articles

The 3rd International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV

The Body Covers: The 3rd International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV Athenaeum Inter-Continental, Athens, Greece October 23-26, 2001 The Body's Conference Summaries Other Reports and Articles Graeme Moyle,... Read more »

The 4th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV

The Body Covers: The 4th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV San Diego, California September 22-25, 2002 Overview of the 4th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in... Read more »

The 2nd International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy

The Body Covers: The 2nd International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy Toronto, Canada September 13-15, 2000 Conference Summaries Related Articles and Reports Pablo Tebas, M.D. Recent years have seen countless... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Massachusetts: Ad-Verse Reaction

A billboard promoting condom use and HIV testing has offended administrators across the street at Dorchester's Catholic St. Kevin School, and they want it pulled. The safe-sex billboard was part of a $100,000 Boston Public Health Commission HIV/AIDS... Read more »

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DNF Forms and International Media Reaction

Posted by Anonymous

It isn't hard not to notice that the same story (same wording)
is being printed all over the place. I can't be sure, but it looks like
the international press is just taking dictation from TAC.
Or maybe they just work for the same employer - the... Read more »

Horrible Allergic Reaction to Atripla

Posted by MikeInPhilly2, 1 Reply

Hello All,

I was diagnosed HIV + on July 5th, 2011.

My doctor and I decided to move immediately and aggressively against the virus and she prescribed Atripla.

I did OK for the first week or so. Then I broke out in a rash that while not very sightly,... Read more »

Sindrome Retroviral Agudo...

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hola,
Hace un mes y 10 dias tuve una relacion con sexo oral que creo fue de riesgo. A los 15 das de hice examenes generales, Elisa, herpes, hepatitis, sifilis, todos negativos. Hacia la cuarta semana tuve faringitis viral, fiebre, diarrea. Mucho... Read more »

Acute Retroviral Infection

Posted by DDS, 1 Reply

I was just diagnosed last week. My HIV doctor thinks that I am experiencing, based on my symptoms, and Acute Retrovirial Infection. He and I believe that I am very recently infected (July). He said there are some new treatment paths for people... Read more »

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