How Long Does Enfuvirtide Take To Work

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Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)

What Is Enfuvirtide? Enfuvirtide, also called Fuzeon® or T-20, is a drug used for antiviral therapy. It is manufactured by Roche and Trimeris. Enfuvirtide is the first "fusion inhibitor" drug. When HIV infects a cell, it attaches to the outside of the cell. Then it "fuses" or joins itself with the cell. Enfuvirtide stops this process of fusion. This means that HIV cannot infect that cell. Who Should Take It? Enfuvirtide was approved in...

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How long do newer regimes work?

Hello,first many thanks for your work, this site and especially the questions and answers helped me much since diagnosis. I just wanted to ask how long newer regim work on average for treatment naive patients? Thanks ...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Well, that depends on the patient. For someone that has perfect adherence and no medication related side effects, they will work indefinitely. For someone with very poor adherence they don't work very well at all. For someone with mediocre... Read more »

how long meds work

dr cohen how long do the meds work? im hiv positive. my dr tells me i can live a full life as long as i adhere to my medications. my viral load is undetectable. my friend who is also hiv positive tells me that the meds only work for 10 years or...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well, it kinda depends on two things - #1; whether you're an optimist or a pessimist, and #2; how good I am at predicting the future. So, here are the issues.It is clear that about 5 years ago, with the principles we now use for treatment,... Read more »

Androgel - How long to work?

Hi,I'm 44 years old, have been poz goin on 12 years, and have been alone a long time. Recently I've fallen for somebody but my libido hasn't quite responded the way I remember. My doc put me on Androgel for about a month ago, 2.5...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Congratulations not only on being a 12-year veteran of this war and also for "falling" again. OK, so Mr. Happy isnt "responding" the way you "remember." Now assuming you are not remembering only those glorious... Read more »

Does Sculptra stop working after long-term use?

Worked great for me, took about 6 or 7 sessions for the full effect, then it was clear thats as far as it would go...it was a nice change... i would say 75 percent myself again... Heres my question... Does it seem that long term users, say the ones...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

I started using Sculptra in my practice after it was approved 6 years ago and have not seen a drop off in effectiveness in long-term treated patients. I have seen a fairly large variation in response to Sculptra. Some patients demonstrate a very... Read more »

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