Getting A Prescription For Intelence

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An Overview of Intelence (TMC125, Etravirine)

Brand Name: Intelence Other Name(s): ETR Drug Class: Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Etravirine can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include severe rash and allergic reactions. Call your health care provider right away if you have a rash. Stop taking etravirine and contact your health care provider right away if you have a rash along with any of...

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Hemarthrosis with Intelence..Avascular Necrosis?

I have recently read where the FDA has added a warning to Intelence for Hemarthrosis, bleeding into the joints.I have been living with HIV since 1988.Four weeks ago I started getting pain in my hips (both). The doctor did an MRI and found that I had...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Avascular necrosis of the hips appears to be more common in HIV+ persons (though occurs in genreal population as well) as reported by several groups (before availability of etravirine= Intelence). Risk factors from those studies included use of... Read more »

Intelence and Isentress side effects in joints?

About 2 months or so after starting these meds (replacing Norvir and Reyataz), I started having some odd joint aches. First, it was my pelvis/back. Then, my feet, then shoulders, now upper back.First, my bloodwork is stellar, I'm...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Joint side effects have not been a prominent side effect of use of etravirine or raltegravir though have been reported at a low rate (often difficult to ascribe a side effect to one drug when many drugs and other health conditions active for a given... Read more »

Intelence

I was diagnosed in 1993. I have taken most of the meds in the market and I am resitant to most of them. My t-cells are below 200 and I am asymptomatic. I am on the following meds: norvir, prezista,and trizivir. My doctor was waiting to change my...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Rash is common with etravirine and usually can be continued with symptomatic management. I would strongly urge you to discuss use of other drugs as well (raltegravir, darunavir, maraviroc) to optimize chances to achieve full and durable suppression... Read more »

No more prescription meds for him to use

We are having so much trouble getting some help with alternative meds, vitamins, and herbs! Which ones, how much? These have to take the place of prescription meds, since he has become resistant to all. We are stalling for time till new ones are...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

I am not surprised about difficulty in getting inforamtion and recommendations on these treatments. In other situations it has been easier to say, "While there is no current viable research to support use of X, it is not likely to cause a... Read more »

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anyone having problems with Intelence????????

Posted by laguy38v

I started on Intelence over 8 days ago and I broke out in a rash all over my body. My Doctor wants me to continue and see if the rash will go away once my body gets use to the new drug. Has anyone had the same problem?
He put me on presnisone to help... Read more »

Isentress and Intelence side effects

Posted by nevereasy, 2 Replies

Anyone taking these two drugs together? One or the other?. I seem to be extremely fatigued and weak. Additionally I am off balance also have a marked increase in my need to take a lorazapam ( anti anxiety) . Anybody else have any of these problems? ... Read more »

intelence???????

Posted by laguy38v, 2 Replies

Hi has anyone had a rash because of it and if so did it finally go away?
I have a horrible rash after 8 days and my Doctor wants me to stay on it with the hope it will go away.
Thank you for any information. Read more »

Question for males on Intelence and/or Isentress.

Posted by Monchhichi, 1 Reply

Are there any side effects that you have been noticing? My husband just started these at the beginning of April and he is having one side effect that is not listed as a possible side effect of either med. They both have the basic side effects... Read more »

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