How Much Do NNRTIs Cost

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NNRTIs: The Next Generation Approaches

Part I Introduction Mechanisms of NNRTI Activity and HIV NNRTI Resistance NNRTI Resistance in NNRTI-Naive and NNRTI-Experienced Individuals NNRTI Mutations: Resistance and Cross-Resistance NRTI Mutations: The Potential Impact on NNRTIs NNRTI... Read more »

Know Your HIV Drugs: NNRTIs

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs) NNRTIs are another class of FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs. There are currently three drugs approved for use in this class. NNRTIs work by targeting the structure of reverse transcriptase... Read more »

Drug Watch: Next-Generation NNRTIs: Etravirine and Rilpivirine

Why Do We Need More NNRTIs? Leading the Next Generation: Etravirine and Rilpivirine Etravirine: The DUET Studies Rilpivirine Implications for Treatment Selected Sources Even in patients with the most resistant virus, our goal now is full... Read more »

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NNRTIs

Are either of the newer NNRTIs, Edurant or Intelence processed differently by the liver than the older drug Viramune? I have been on Viramune for more than 10 years just wondering of switching to one of the newer ones would be considered more...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The major liver concern with nevirapine is early on treatment. After 10 years the rate of liver problems on nevirapine would be expected to be low. Though etravirine and rilpivirine may be viewed as being more liver friendly there is minimal very... Read more »

Sustiva causing resistance to other nNRTIs

Sustiva (efavirenz)-Induced Mutation in Subtype C HIV May Confer Multi-NNRTI ResistanceA mutation at codon 106 in HIV-1 clade C viruses that occurs after exposure to efavirenz appears to result in high-level resistance to other non-nucleotide...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for pointing out the research.So far, this does not seem like a very common issue-- however, a different mutation at codon 103 is commonly found among persons with clade B HIV (the US, Western Europe flavor)- this mutation usually causes high... Read more »

NNRTIs and lipitor

What is your feeling about Lipitor to lower cholesterol in patients on nnrti regimens? I've been on Sustiva/Truvada for 14 weeks with great results but have been battling high cholesterol for about 10 years, HDL high, LDL low, well controlled...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Lipitor and other statins are not on the absolutely contraindicated list on the FDA approved package insert for sustiva. With anything you just need to be careful and have close followup.... Read more »

Help with costs

Is there any help with treatment costs for people not able to afford treatment?...

Response from Anne Donnelly

Public Policy Director, Project Inform

The answer to your question depends on a number of factors including where you live, if you are working or not working, how much money you have or make, whether you are disabled or not, etc. There are a number of programs designed to help HIV... Read more »

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