Emtriva Prescribing Information

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An Overview of Emtriva (Emtricitabine)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean Brand Name: Emtriva Other Name(s): FTC Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Emtricitabine can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include lactic acidosis (buildup of acid in the blood) and serious liver problems that can cause death. Contact your health care provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms...

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Videx,Viread and Emtriva

Is there any problems to take Videx/Viread/Emtriva?...

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

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I'd be concerned about the use of alternative triple NRTI regimens, such as tenofovir/ddI/FTC-- there is scant clinical data about the combination and the available data suggests that there may very well be superior alternatives.Assuming that... Read more »

Sustiva and Emtriva Only?

Hi Doctor,I've known my positive HIV status for four years and I'm treatment naive. My viral load has always been extremely low, averaging around 1000 to 1500. My last VL reading was only 700 copies, and once, it even came back...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.I hope that you and/or your doctor have miscommunicated. There is no reason to use efavirenz (Sustiva) and emtricitabine (FTC, Emtriva) as a two drug regimen, especially if you are treatment naive. To do so would very... Read more »

Viread/Emtriva/Norvir/Telzir as first line treatment?

Hello, a friend of mine with a VL of about 400,000 and about 200 CD4s was suggested the following first line treatment: Tenofovir, Emtricitabin, Ritonavir and Fosamprenavir. I wonder whether this makes sense since the gold standard is...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

James, thanks for your post.First off, you are correct in the statement that Combivir + Kaletra or Combivir + efavirenz are among the preferred regimens in contemporary guidelines. There is a lot of very long-term data with either of these two... Read more »

Switch out epivir for emtriva

Dear experts, Approximately one month ago, I d/c'd truvada due to ongoing renal issues, and started epzicom with reyataz and norvir. After 2 1/2 wks, I began to feel some signs of neuropathy (toe pain, tingling, etc), so my doc recommended...

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

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Hello and thanks for posting.I'd agree with your switch from Truvada to Epzicom if you were having kidney injury that was otherwise unexplained.It's odd to hear about new neuropathy symptoms after your treatment switch, especially since... Read more »

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Emtriva, Reyataz, Videx Ec

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Are any of you on Emtriva, Reyataz or Videx Ec?? If so how are you doing on them and have you had any side effects? Read more »

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If someone is HIV positive how many medications are given? And if someone is exposed to HIV in the workplace will they be prescribed HIV meds for 10days with a refill? Read more »

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