Missed Dose Nevirapine

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An Overview of Viramune (Nevirapine)

ne-VYE-ra-peen --> Brand Name: Viramune XR, Viramune Other Name(s): NVP, extended-release nevirapine Drug Class: Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Nevirapine can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include severe liver problems, skin rash, and skin reactions. The liver and skin problems can happen at any time during treatment, but the time...

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Missed 1 dose

Dear Dr. YoungMy wife started treatment in Sep 2004 on AZT, 3TC, and Nevirapine with CD4 of 83, viral load of 2071, and CD4% of 12.8%. In Jan 2005, her CD4 was 133, CD4% of 20% and undetectable viral load. She has been 100% adherent, taking doses at...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Vineet-No need to worry- your wife has had exemplary adherence to her treatments. A single missed dose is not likely to cause any problems. The problem with missed doses is really one of multiple missed doses-- in these cases, there is an... Read more »

Missed Viramune dose last night

Yikes....I literally just wrote to you about missing a viramune dose and mentioned that this time I doubled it up. Then I did some more searching on the web and read that you are NOT to do that. I was in a panick and was afraid to wait even...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post. Not to worry- first off, a single missed dose of medication is by no means treatment failure. Yes, with nevirapine, it's ok to take 2 tablets at once (since the drug is frequently doses as a once-daily medication... Read more »

What Really Happens if One Misses a Single/Multiple Dose?

Dear Dr.: thanks for helping all of us -- you're all God-sends. My question is what really happens if a single dose of retovirals are missed, say Atripla. (Don't worry, I never did this, and have never missed a single dose) Is such a...

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

North Shore University Hospital

Thanks for your question.When a dose of HIV medication is missed, the blood level of the meds will drop...they are cleared by the liver and kidneys from the blood. Most meds will work only when the amount is above the level needed to kill the... Read more »

missed dose

ELLO DOC, I AM ON FIRST LINE OF MEDICINE AS PER INDIAN GOVERMENT HOSPITAL THAT IS ZIDOVUDINE 300mG + LAMIVUDINE 150mg + NEVIRAPINE 200mg. MY CD4 COUNT AS ON TODAY IS 450 BEFORE 6 MONTHS IT WAS 517. IS THIS CHANGE IS NORMAL OR HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Occasional missed doses or change in dosing interval are usually OK so in your situation unlikely to cause significant problem. CD4 count is highly variable (even in the same person in the same day or from day to day in HIV negative persons) so the... Read more »

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