Antiretroviral Drug Nevirapine

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Pregnant Woman Enrolled in NIH Study Died of Liver Failure Likely Caused by Antiretroviral Drug Nevirapine

An HIV-positive pregnant woman enrolled in a NIH study examining the ability of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission died of liver failure that likely was caused by the drug, the AP/ Las Vegas Sun ... Read more »

Six-Month Delay in Onset of Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent Drug Resistance Following Single-Dose Nevirapine During Labor, Study Says

Delaying the start of a nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy by six months can prevent the development of drug resistance in HIV-positive women who took single-dose nevirapine during labor to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus,... Read more »

Aurobindo Receives Tentative FDA Approval to Produce Oral Version of Generic Antiretroviral Nevirapine for PEPFAR

FDA last week granted tentative approval to Indian drug manufacturer Aurobindo Pharma to produce an oral version of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for pediatric use under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief , the UNI/newKerala.com ... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Nevirapine?

I will be taking nevirapine in order to have my baby. Should I continue on it once I give birth or should I switch to Sustiva?Carol...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Whether to stay on nevirapine or switch to Sustiva after delivery of your baby depends on several factors. First, I assume that either of these drugs will be used in combination with other antiretrovirals such as AZT + 3TC for treatment of you HIV... Read more »

Nevirapine Treatment

We are an organization funding health care programs in the developing world, and we have recently approved funding for a program to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS from infected mothers to their newborns. I recently heard that there is evidence to...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Nevirapine is still the standard of care in many parts of the world; you should consult the WHO website for detailed information on the use of nevirapine for the prevention of MTCT;http://www.who.int/3by5/publications/documents/pmtct/en/; JLS.... Read more »

Epilepsy & Anti-retrovirals

Have there been any studies of the drug interaction between anti-retoviarals, i.e. Truvada & viramune, and epilieptic drugs such as epilim. I started taking truvada and viramune, eight weeks ago and recently auras have returned. Also the epilim...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I am unaware of any published data looking at interaction between valproic acid and nevirapine. Valproic acid is metabolized through the cytochrome 450 systemm in the liver so there may be a potential interaction in occasional patients. if any... Read more »

Iniitating antiretrovirals in pregnancy

I am a Clinical Immunologist seeking your opinion for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy for a gynecologist who tested HIV positive during the first trimester of pregnancy. Most probably, she aquired the infection occupationally as her...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

In settings where combination therapy is possible, a combination of ZDV chemoprophylaxis with additional antiretroviral medications to optimize maternal health is recommended for infected women whose clinical, immunologic, or virologic status... Read more »

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"Positive living" eclipsed by ARV (Antiretroviral

Posted by bradford, 1 Reply

"Positive living" eclipsed by ARV (Antiretroviral) drive

Originally, it seemingly appeared that anyone infected with HIV would progress to disease and die. This has long since been realized to no longer be true. We have individuals all over the... Read more »

U.S. Issues Warning on Use of Anti-AIDS Drug

Posted by Anonymous

Reuters 1/4/01

Atlanta -- Health-care workers who take nevirapine after possible occupational exposure to the AIDS virus risk potentially life-threatening side effects from the anti-AIDS drug, federal health officials said on Thursday.

The Centers for... Read more »

STI--Going Off Drugs

Posted by lawrencegoodman

I am a reporter working on a story about STI and the possible overprescribing of antiretrovirals/HAART. I am looking for people who might have been put on the drugs in the mid-90s and have gotten off them to do STI. I am looking to find out about a... Read more »

Going Off Drugs

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