How Long Does Prezista Take To Work

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An Overview of Prezista (Darunavir, TMC114)

dar-UE-na-vir Brand Name: Prezista Other Name(s): TMC 114, TMC114 Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Patient Information PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) Darunavir Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information.This information does not take the place of talking to your doctor or healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. What is...

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Facial Wasting Prezista/Norvir/Truvada vs. Atripla

Hi, let me begin by thanking you for your great work on thebody.com, you can't imagine how helpful this site has been in the year since I've been diagnosed with HIV..I was diagnosed last year at the age of 23 and immediately began taking...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. Quite a few studies have shown the therapeutic equivalence of protease inhibitor-based regimens an non-nucleoside-based combinations. Both choices are potent and control HIV replication in the majority of patients.... Read more »

Is my treatment working? Prezista+Truvada+Norvir

Hi, I recently started taking HIV medicines, May 22nd of this year to be exact. When I started medicine, my VL was about 2,500. My CD4 was about 350. The resistance profile done showed NO resistance to any of the HIV medicines. 2 weeks after...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Dear worried fellow- NYer,Your response is not out of line from what can be expected. Your initial response has been quite good. Most people have achieved an undetectable viral load by 4 to 6 months. It may take longer for those people starting... Read more »

aptivus & prezista

what are the mutations these drugs are resistant to?...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

They are long lists. The mutations associated with tipranvir (Aptivus) include: L33F, V82T, I84V, L90M. Others that can affect susceptibility include: L10V, I13V, K20R, E35G, M36I, K43T, M46L, I47V, I54A, Q58E, H69K, T74P, N83D. Mutations associated... Read more »

Switch to Prezista for cholesterol?

Hello Dr. Henry- Sorry for the long question.I have been on ARV treatment for 5 years. Baseline cd4 <50 VL in the millions. My virus has proven especially tough to control. I failed Sustiva due to psychological effects, switched to Reyataz,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Best switch option to control virus depends on resistance profile/history as well. Etravirine, raltegravir, or miraviroc are also fairly lipid friendly options to consider as well (have your had a CCR5 trofile test and a genotype or phenotype done... Read more »

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Prezista - New PI designed for Resistant Virus

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday approved the use of a new HIV drug, made by Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N>, in combination with related therapies to help treat patients who do not first improve with other... Read more »

How long should I wait for testing to work?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

My girlfriend watched a video in school saying that it could take ten years, while testing every five months, to determine if you have AID's. Is there any truth to that? Read more »

RE:how long meds work

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi pals. I was wondering if anyone on the regimen: Viracept+Combivir has any idea how good this regimen is. I want to know what's the average period of time some of you have been on these meds for. I've been taking them for about 7 months and on... Read more »

How long does it take for meds to work?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

After one month on HAAART my loved ones counts are, in comparison to 100000 viral load and cd of under 20, the viral load is now 325 and cd4 is 35. I've heard it takes 3-6 months to get the viral load undetectable and longer to get the cd4 back over... Read more »

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