How Do I Get A Prescription For Stavudine

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An Overview of Zerit (Stavudine, d4T)

STAV-yoo-deen Brand Name: Zerit Other Name: d4T Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Stavudine can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include lactic acidosis (build up of acid in the blood), liver problems, and pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Contact your health care provider right away if you have any of the...

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Can I take Zerit (Stavudine, d4T) with Viread (Tenofovir).

Hi, I just had a quick question. I've been researching everywhere but couldnt find an answer, if I'm taking Zerit (Stavudine, d4T) and Sustiva (Efavirenz, Stocrin), can I take Viread (Tenofovir).Thanks so much for all your help. God bless. ...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.While d4T (Zerit) is not routinely used with tenofovir (Viread, Truvada),nor is this a commonly used NRTI backbone to be taken with efavirenz, there's no particular reason why the two drugs couldn't be... Read more »

Forgot dose of stavudine (2 hours)

I forgot to take my stavudine dose on time and I ended up taking it 2 hours later. What is the probability of this causing resistance? Is there a window of time to take the missed dose that is relatively safe? Thank you....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Should not be a problem. KH... Read more »

want to switch over from stavudine to tenofovir

I am on combinaation of lamivudine, stavudine and efavirenz for 10 years. I have developed suken cheeks and buffalo rumps. can i sswitch over to lamivudine, efavirenx and tenofovir?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Generally that the switch from stavudine to tenofovir is a good move with maintenance of clinical benefit and some improvement in side effects including fat loss and other fat distribution issues. KH... Read more »

switch back to stavudine?

can a patient who was switched from a stavudine-based regimen to a tenofovir-based regimen go back to the stavudine-based regimen, e.g., if the tenofovir-based drug is no longer available...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Generally in the setting of suppressed virus/good clinical response, tenofovir can be switched to stavudine when facing a shortage of tenofovir with a mild increase in risk for treatment failure and higher risk for side effects long term. Short... Read more »

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