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Missed Dose Delavirdine
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An Overview of Rescriptor (Delavirdine)de-la-VIR-deen --> Brand Name: Rescriptor Other Name(s): DLV, delavirdine mesylate Drug Class: Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: The benefit of using delavirdine may be limited. Delavirdine should always be used with another anti-HIV medicine to avoid resistance to HIV. Delavirdine can cause serious life-threatening side effects. This includes severe rash. ...
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Agenerase Dose w/ Delavirdine & AbacavirDear Dr. Cohen,Having been on nearly every drug available for the past 11 of my 42 years, my most recent geno and phenotypes show that my least resistance is to the drug combo of delavirdine/agenerase/abacavir. I had been on AMP/ABV/EFV since my...Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.
Harvard Medical School
Well, Paul, Congrats on first doing your homework. Here are a few thoughts to add.First - the tenofovir expanded access recently expanded - now anyone with any CD4/viral load may be eligible - so this is again an option. Whether you should play...
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Delavirdine interactions with Indinavir and other antiretrovirals.Hi Dr. Cohen!Bob Frascino spoke to a group of us in Monterey, CA last week and began for the first time to explain why I have remained undetectable for so long(4+ years) on the same five drug regimen even though my dosing schedule was not precise....Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.
Harvard Medical School
Yup. Very clear. Hope the answer is equally lucid.Yes -- delavirdine (for simplicity I'll abbreviate it DLV) does have similar effects on the p450 system as does ritonavir. Not as potent but similar. So yes you can dose reduce the IDV to...
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If I miss and dose, should I double dose?I just realized that I missed my morning dose of kaletra (though I took my emtriva and the other one whose name escapes me.) I just took my evening dose of 3. Should I double up on my kaletra (take 3 more now in the evening for a total of 6) or...Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.
University of Chicago Hospitals
No. If you miss a dose and 12 hours haveelapsed, you should just resume taking the normal dosage.If you missed a dose and discovered the error6 hours after it was due, I would advise you to take the next dose at that moment, and thengradually...
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Missed doses / double dosesHello Dr.I have a general question and one concern. First, the concern: I think I missed one doses of Atripla. My last numbers were 77 viral load, almost three months ago, so I would expect to be undetectable now. I think I missed it for one day...Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hello and thanks for posting.A single viral load of 77 has no real importance- especially if the preceding tests were undetectable. While it's not a perfect score, our medications do a very good job in suppressing the virus. Remember, the goal...
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Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate)
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Is anyone taking this drug? Are you experiencing any side affects. I've only been taking it for a week and now I have a cold/allgery problem (watery eyes and nose). I don't know if it the medicine or just a normal cold/allgery.Read more » Hi, guys, I've been missing you all, esp AIDSTOHV
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It is so good to be back, I and my husband have been very busy with blood work, trying to get a head doc---long, long waiting list for that with an HMO, and just dealing with life in general. Also we went to the Northern Lights ALternatives, which...
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