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epivir and drug resistance tests unreliable for naive docs

yrs. ago i had a doctor who gave me a pheno-geno type test to see what drugs i was resistant to. Epivir, my favorite HIV drug came out showing i was resistant to it. My doc at that time said Pay no attention to that. It's like being a false...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The main mutation associated with 3TC resistance (M184V) has some special properties. It alters the activity of the HIV reverse transcriptase making it work somewhat more accurately but slower. Hence viral replication is slowed. It also can restore... Read more »

epivir and drug resistance tests unreliable for naive docs

yrs. ago i had a doctor who gave me a pheno-geno type test to see what drugs i was resistant to.... Read more »

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D. »

on epivir and zerit for six weeks before adding another drug

last year i was on combivir and rescriptor. however, by end of year billirubins were high. vl... Read more »

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D. »

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

FDA on Friday granted tentative approval to Indian generic drug manufacturer Aurobindo Pharma to produce a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline 's oral formulation of Epivir for inclusion in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief , Reuters ... Read more »

Lamivudine (Epivir)

What Is Lamivudine? Who Should Take Lamivudine? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Lamivudine Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does Lamivudine React With Other Drugs? What Is Lamivudine? Lamivudine (Epivir) is a drug used as part of... Read more »

Epivir Tablets for Pediatric Dosing

FDA has approved a new formulation of Epivir (lamivudine) designed to facilitate dosing in appropriate pediatric patients who can reliably swallow tablets. Epivir is now available as 150 mg scored tablets. The scored tablets allow for dosing... Read more »

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... Read more »

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Epivir/hair loss

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have just stated taking Epivir and have noticed that my hair (on my head) is coming out slowly. I have read that hair loss is a rare side effect. My doctor told me that a patient of hers had the same effect and used garlic shampoo which stopped... Read more »

Viracept/Epivir/Videx side effects

Posted by TimInAtlanta, 3 Replies

I started the viracept/videx/epivir combo about 2 months ago. Has anyone had any side effects related to memory / thinking / vision with it?

Thanks.

Tim

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Drug Options I'm Weighing: Any Advice?

Posted by Anonymous

Hi!

I am weighing possible first run drug combos. I wanted something that was relatively simple with low side effects.

Anyone using these combos? any experiences? Also, is Sustiva something that people with depression should take? I have... Read more »

Drug Holiday - Sustiva

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Has anyone gone on a drug holiday, with one of the medications being Sustiva, or other NNRTI?

I am considering it, but everything I have read has indicated that the long half-life of Sustiva can leave you with a resistance to NNRTI. Currently I am... Read more »

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