Norvir Medication

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Over medicated? Selzentry, Epzicom, Reyataz, Norvir??

Hi and thanks for all of your good work on this site. I was diognosed hiv + in Sept 2010 newly infected. Tried to go it no meds but in Feb Tcells 158 and viral load 10 million. Discussed treatment with Doctor and we decided on Selzenty and...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I can certainly understand the strategy to start several active meds with a viral load of 10 million. Most providers would prefer any pulling back after the viral load becomes undetectable, but could certainly see it in your case now with obvious... Read more »

Norvir not refrigerated

I went on a one week trip recently and was not able to refrigerate my Norvir I take to boost other... Read more »

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Treating cancer with Norvir, Truvada and Intelence. Is this correct?

This is a general question. I was told that doctors can treat cancer with Norvir, Truvada and... Read more »

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Safety Revisions to Norvir (Ritonavir) Tablets, Capsules and Oral Solution Labeling

On December 7, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration approved the following revisions to the Norvir (ritonavir) tablets, capsules and oral solution product labeling: The Contraindications section was updated to include toxic epidermal ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New FDA Warning on HIV Drugs Invirase and Norvir

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an announcement about an ongoing safety review of the combination of HIV drugs Invirase (saquinavir) and Norvir (ritonavir). In a low dose, Norvir is used to boost the level of Invirase in the... Read more »

An Overview of Norvir (Ritonavir)

rit-ON-uh-veer Brand Name: Norvir Other Name(s): RTV Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors NORVIR ® (NOR - VEER) Generic name: ritonavir You should remain under a doctor's care when taking NORVIR and you should not change or stop... Read more »

Pharmacies, Drug Wholesaler File Lawsuit Against Abbott Over Norvir Price

Four pharmacy chains and one pharmaceutical wholesaler on Monday filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories over the price of its antiretroviral drug Norvir, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the suit, the companies -- Safeway , Walgreen ,... Read more »

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Prezista + Norvir + Truvada

Posted by notreadyforthis, 1 Reply

So I took my first dose of meds last night. My doctor started me on this combo:

Prezista (darunavir), two 300mg tabs, plus
Norvir (ritonavir), one 100mg soft gelcap, plus
Truvada (emtricitabine+tenofavir) one 200mg/300mg respectively.

I take this combo... Read more »

Anyone heard anything about the Norvir protests?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm just wondering if anyone's heard whether Abbott has done anything since all those doctors spoke out against their Norvir price increase a couple weeks ago. Any news? Read more »

Itchy bumps on face--On Isentress,Prezista,Norvir

Posted by llee, 2 Replies

Hi all,

my doctor put me on a combo of Isentress,Prezista,Norvir in June. Soon after I started I got itchy bumps all over my face, and also on my neck and upper chest and upper arms. According to the doctor it's because of Immune Reconstitution... Read more »

Does Norvir have to be refrigerated?

Posted by ScotCharles, 3 Replies

I'm travelling through Italy on holiday for the month of October and I have recently begun taking Norvir 100 mg once a day to boost my reyetaz levels. At home I keep the Norvir in the refrigerator to keep it from getting soft and sticking together... Read more »

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