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Fuzeon Help

Dear Dr.I am thirty seven years of age and have been in the fight against HIV for the past few years. As of the past eighteen months my regiment is Invirase 2 x 2 per day, Kaletra 3x 2 per day and Fuzeon injections 1 x 2 per day. My first problem is...

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

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Thanks for your post.You are indeed on a pretty complex, pill- and injection-heavy drug regimen.Without changing your regimen (for the moment) it seems like there are a couple of areas of potential improvement. First, make sure that you're... Read more »

help for fuzeon swellings?

I have been on Fuzeon for a month. For the first two weeks I did not get injection site reactions... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

help for fuzeon swellings?

I have been on Fuzeon for a month. For the first two weeks I did not get injection site reactions... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California: Support Program Helps Fuzeon Patients

More than 35 people met at an Oakland restaurant last month to learn about Nurse Connections, a free nationwide home-based education and support program for HIV patients taking Fuzeon. Nurse Connections, sponsored by Roche Pharmaceuticals, aims to... Read more »

Conclusion: Fuzeon's Role in Treatment

This material was developed independently through an unrestricted educational grant from Trimeris. Remember that Fuzeon is, ultimately, not a whole lot different from the HIV medications that came before it. Although it works differently than... Read more »

Roche, Trimeris Plan to Make Antiretroviral Drug Fuzeon More Widely Available

The manufacturers of the antiretroviral drug Fuzeon have announced that the drug soon will be available in retail and specialty pharmacies, the Raleigh News & Observer reports (Vollmer, Raleigh News & Observer , 4/15). Swiss drug maker... Read more »

Learn More About Fuzeon

This material was developed independently through an unrestricted educational grant from Trimeris. To find out more about Fuzeon, including details on how to prepare and inject it, there are many support tools available from both the manufacturer... Read more »

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New Fuzeon needles

Posted by Monchhichi

Just wanting to se what everyone who is on Fuzeon thinks of the new needles that are being supplied with the kit. Do you like them better or not? I know I personally do not like them. My husbands doctor is wondering and hopefully your input will... Read more »

new to Fuzeon

Posted by Tscotty, 4 Replies

Last month after 13 years, millions of pills, and all the other stuff we go through - I saw "the" lab results indicating my complete resistance to every drug I have taken. Thursday I gave my first fuzeon injection -it sure was a scene. I actually... Read more »

ISR's w/T-20 Fuzeon suck

Posted by Scoot2Bfree, 3 Replies

It's a total pisser when you run out of spaces for injections. Have lipoatropahy, no body fat, ISR's are horrible but Dr's say last option as it's salvage therapy. Doing the Tibotec Duet TMC 125 NNRTI with/possible TMC 114 NRTI (placebo trial) thing... Read more »

FUZEON

Posted by Monchhichi, 2 Replies

Just a question I want to get feedback on...To anyone on Fuzeon...What type of side effects are you getting and injection site reactions? Does anyone have any tips they can give on ISR's? My husband has been on Fuzeon for over a year now and any... Read more »

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