Hepatotoxicity Diagnosis

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ANTIRETROVIRAL HEPATOTOXICITY

CAN KALETRA,DDI AND D4T CAUSE SEVERE HEPATOTOXICITY, IN A PATIENT WITH HEPATITIS C CONINFECTION? IF YES, WHAT KIND OF HEPATIC DAMAGE? ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Yes those drugs can either individually or in combination cause a form of drug induced hepatitis that would be more common inpatients with hepatitis C infection. Among the protease inhibitors ritonavir has been most associated with drug induced... Read more »

REYATAZ, WHAT ARE ITS "WORSENING" / HEPATOTOXIC EFFECTS ?

dear dr. d good day and good health !can you state with specificity what effect(s)... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

REYATAZ, WHAT ARE ITS "WORSENING" / HEPATOTOXIC EFFECTS ?

dear dr. d good day and good health ! can you state with specificity what effect(s) short-/longterm... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Hepatotoxicity

Terms Used in This Fact Sheet Enzyme: a special protein that speeds up chemical reactions. Liver function tests (LFTs): tests that measure the blood levels of liver enzymes (proteins made and used by the liver) to determine if your liver is... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adverse Events for PEP Attributed to Nevirapine

In September 2000, two instances of life-threatening hepatotoxicity were reported inhealth-care workers taking nevirapine (NVP) for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) afteroccupational human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure* . In one case, a... Read more »

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Should i Start medication???

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U.S. Issues Warning on Use of Anti-AIDS Drug

Posted by Anonymous

Reuters 1/4/01

Atlanta -- Health-care workers who take nevirapine after possible occupational exposure to the AIDS virus risk potentially life-threatening side effects from the anti-AIDS drug, federal health officials said on Thursday.

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Should I report this HIV doctor?

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It's six days since I had a bad experience with an HIV doctor. The anger in me has subsided. However, I was so enraged by this doctor at the time that the next day I got in touch with the hospital to find out to whom I should direct a... Read more »

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