Nevirapine Containing Haart

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Nevirapine-Containing ART Does Not Reduce Combined Oral Contraceptive Effectiveness

Nevirapine is associated with a 30% decrease in contraceptive hormone levels in pharmacokinetic (PK) studies. Adequately powered studies have not previously been conducted to assess clinical outcomes, such as ovulation, in women receiving... Read more »

Six-Month Delay in Onset of Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent Drug Resistance Following Single-Dose Nevirapine During Labor, Study Says

Delaying the start of a nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy by six months can prevent the development of drug resistance in HIV-positive women who took single-dose nevirapine during labor to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection on HAART in HIV-Infected Individuals: Multicentric Observation Cohort

The current prospective study examined the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection on treatment of HIV patients taking nevirapine-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Researchers enrolled 175 Chinese adults with HIV-1... Read more »

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REYATAZ containing HAART and PROZAC

Dear Dr. Young, am referring to my question and your answer (below). I forgot to include REYATAZ in my list of meds, which is part of my current regimen. Would your answer still be the same or are there any known interactions between REYATAZ and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and good to hear back from you.Yes, it is ok to take the Prozac with the atazanavir (Reyataz)-based HAART.Be well,BY... Read more »

how long HAART will work?

dear carol, i am a final yr medical student in india and also a visitor of your website . as a med student, i have seen a lot hiv+ people in the hospital. a couple of days back i found a patient with hiv who is frustrated enough after the...

Response from Carol Salisbury, APRN-BC, MSN

Michigan State University College of Nursing

Hi MBBS final Student,I am glad you are researching on our web site. It is also nice to hear you are involved with HIV patients and trying to provide some reassurance about longevity. HIV is now referred to as a "chronic disease". As... Read more »

HAART and Diabetes

I'm an insulin dependent diabetic (resulting from Pentamadine treatment 3 years ago), and I've been off HIV drugs for a year. I can't take Ziagen, Sustiva, and Ritonavir. My doc suggests I start HAART again. Which drugs are least...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

First, many diabetics with HIV have successfully been treated with drugs from all classes without serious disruption of their diabetes control. While I will try to answer your question, I want to note that this issue should only be one of many that... Read more »

HAART/Lipids/Longterm

Hello, Thank you in advance for you time and expertise. I'm in my late 20s, active, healthy and have been on a 3-drug PI containing regime for about 8 months. (Isentress, Prezista/Norvir (once daily) and Edurant). I was on Truvada/Isentress...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is very little data published on your particular regimen-you may be susceptable to the lipid effects of protease inhibitors. Statins (esp atorvastatin and rosubastatin) can often significantly improve lipid profile (esp cholesterol) and/or... Read more »

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Drugs for HIV contains ganja?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My friend just got detained two days ago at the Thai border ,the urine test found out that he consumed ganja. I believe he did not take and i hope someone could tell me if there is any HIV drugs that contain ganja?

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Once the fluid containing HIV dries, is it dead?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Once vaginal secretion dry, would the HIV in them die? And how long would HIV live if it were into underwear? Would it die once soaked in? Read more »

Personal opinion about HAART Treatment

Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply

Hi,

I was recently infected and I was wondering for people that have been using HAART, What is your personal opinion about the treatment? How long do you think that we will have to use it? Please, let me know.

Thank you in advance for all your... Read more »

CDC says HAART is to blaim

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

From 1992 through 2000, we observed a total of 7188
deaths, 4870 (68%) during the pre-HAART period, and 2318 (32%) during the HAART period.

Compared with the pre-HAART period, proportions of deaths with the following conditions Deaths from... Read more »

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