How Much Does Lexiva Cost

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Lexiva

Brand name: Lexiva Generic name: lopinavir/fosamprenavir calcium (fosamprenavir), or FPV Class: Protease inhibitor (PI) Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare, www.viivhealthcare.com , (877) 844-8872 AWP: $947.12/month for 60 tablets;$133.20 for 225 mL oral suspension (50 mg/mL) Standard Dose: For people on a PI for the first time: two 700 mg tablets with either one 100 mg or two 100 mg Norvir, both once daily; or two 700 mg tablets...

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simple lexiva vs. norvir boosted lexiva

I just switched to a combo of Truvada and Lexiva. I made the switch from Kaletra, Viread, and Epivir. I was having problems with bone necrosis and extremely high cholesterol & trigylcerides. From what I've read here it seems that...

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

North Shore University Hospital

There are a number studies that have looked and are currently investigating the option of going from a boosted protease inhibitor (PI) regimen to an unboosted PI regimen. The results of the ARIES study that is looking at a regimen that contains... Read more »

LEXIVA and REYATAZ - lypo issues?

How lypo-friendly is LEXIVA and REYATAZ?For those of us who cannot take an NNRTI, what other main lypo friendly meds are there?When will the newer NNRTI drugs and similiar lypo friendly drugs be available?Thank you for your help....

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

THere is not a lot of body shape data on either of these protease inhibitors. A study comparing Sustiva and Reyataz (without Norvir) did find that they were about the same as far as any gain in fat in the belly. With both groups there was an... Read more »

Lexiva

Recently I switched from Kaletra/Truvada to Lexiva/Norvir and Truvada. My ID doc wants me to dose with 700mg Lexiva + 100mg Norvir in the morning, followed by 700 mg of Lexiva in the evening only. My VL was undectable and CD4 was 900 when the...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your postThe use of 100 mg ritonavir (Norvir) with 1400 mg fosamprenavir (Lexiva, Telzir) is indeed FDA approved for first-line use. There are a number of studies that support this dosing, though for simplicity, the entire 3 pill PI... Read more »

if resistant to amprenavir-am i resistant lexiva

Hello- i am curious if I am currently resistant to amprenavir- would I also be resistant to the newer formulation of lexvia? ...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

Yes, a patient who is resistant to amprenavir is most likely also resistant to fos-amprenavir or Lexiva.That may not be the end of the story, however. You didn't mention by what test you were found to be resistant to amprenavir, and the type... Read more »

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