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Can I Take Kaletra With Truvada

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A switch from Kaletra/truvada/abacavir to Prezista/Norvir/Truvada

I have recently been recomended by my new physician to change from Kaletra/abacavir/truvada to Norvir/Prezista/truvada with a cd4 count of 544 and an undetectable viral load. Is this switch a good one? I have been on the Kaletra/truvada/abacavir...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,There is an old adage that "if it isn't broke, don't fix it," which would argue for staying on your Kaletra/abacavir/Truvada regimen, as your viral load is undetectable and CD4 counts quite good (544). However, personally I... Read more »

Switching from Kaletra/Truvada to Norvir/Reyataz/Truvada

Remember my post from 6 feb? Tomorrow my gf finally switches from Kaletra to Norvir/Reyataz. The... Read more »

kaletra/truvada or viramune/truvada

After 7 years of being diagnosed with HIV now my CD4 97, VL 23,000, resistance test came back... Read more »
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Don't see your question? Ask it in our Choosing Your Meds forum or Managing Side Effects of HIV Treatment forum ! Starting Treatment | Switching Treatment | Side Effects | Drug Interactions | Switching Formulations | Monotherapy Starting... Read more »
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Johnson & Johnson Says Prezista Matches Kaletra in HIV Trial

Johnson & Johnson's Prezista was as effective as Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s Kaletra in reducing HIV to undetectable levels in a population of treatment-nave patients, according to a new study. The results of the late-stage trial were presented... Read more »
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CASTLE Study Compares Reyataz to Kaletra

A poster presented at the joint 2008 ICAAC/IDSA meeting in Washington, DC found that after 96 weeks more people taking Reyataz (atazanavir) boosted with Norvir (ritonavir) once daily had HIV levels below 50 copies compared to those taking Kaletra... Read more »
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New Kaletra Formulation.....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Hello.
I am looking at changing from Sustiva to Kaletra (My Nuke backbone is Truvada), however I have concerns about the side effect profile of Kaletra.
I hear that the newer formulation of Kaletra has less side effects that the old one - has anyone... Read more »

Isentress plus Kaletra

Posted by Danigirl, 2 Replies
Has anyone taken a combination of Isentress and Kaletra? My husbands ID doctor called in this prescription after he had a reaction from the Atripla. We are new at this but I understand that traditionally the two aren't given together. The only... Read more »

First Regimen = Sustiva + Combivir + Kaletra?

Posted by placation, 4 Replies
Hey guys (and gals). I am sure this has been addressed in some other post through some other thread in the past, but it would take forever to try to find those messages. So, here's my question and my issues...

My doc subscribed Sustiva + Combivir +... Read more »

kaletra

Posted by Lovinlife, 3 Replies
Has anybody taken kaletra? I just started it. Am wondering what I can expect....... Read more »

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