Chemical Formula Of Epivir

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Epivir

Brand name: Epivir Generic name: lamivudine, or 3TC Class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nucleoside, NRTI, or nuke) Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare, www.viivhealthcare.com , (877) 844-8872 AWP: $498.90/month for 300 mg tablets; $429.66 for generic; $122.14/month for 240 mL solution (10 mg/mL) Standard Dose: One 300 mg tablet once a day (or one 150 mg tablet twice daily), with or without food, with no dietary...

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Emtriva versus Epivir

Is there any real difference between the two other then the manufacturer that makes them?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.Sure, there are subtle differences between FTC (Emtriva) and 3TC (Epivir). Both drugs are quite similar in chemical structure and side effect profile. Indeed, they really only differ by an atom. Both drugs are generally very... Read more »

CD4 FORMULA***

I have been on meds for over one year now and since I started my meds,the cd4 has been increasing, I started with 16 and it came to 300 after sometime and my last check it shows it has gone down to 204.can this be resistance or progression of the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

It would be helpful to know what your viral load, CD4 count and percentages were doing over time. I cannot comment on whether your regimen is failing unless I see all the numbers being tracked together.MH... Read more »

Viracept/Epivir/Zerit vs. Sustiva/Epivir/Zerit

I have been positive for 3 years and doing well. Undetectable viral load, t-cells around 600. I started meds with Epivir/Zerit/Viracept and recently dropped the Viracept for Sustiva. I was told that the Viracept was the cause of the fat pad that...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Switching to Sustiva "saves" the protease class for later use and can be a part of a long-term treatment plan. Your current regimen still can cause fat problems (all 3 meds) and generally the fat pads haven't gotten better on your... Read more »

Exercise and Chemical Addiction.

Does physical activity stimulate the production of chemical endorphins in addiction patients? I know the chemical production of certain mood stabilizing chemical natural to the body is reduced and even stopped during during active addiction in...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Dear Tom, I would suggest that you search medline for articles about this. Physical exercise has many benefits and there is some data about endorphin release. I don't know anything about this in recovering addicts. You can look it up! Good... Read more »

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